RFD Illinois

Kevin Semlow, Executive Director Gov’t Affairs and Commodities Illinois Farm Bureau talks about issues and policy to be discussed at the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Chicago this weekend. IL Pork Power making an important donation to the Midwest Food Bank today.- John Klemm, District 7 Director Illinois Corn Marketing Board, talks about the IL Corn’s investment in the Illinois Pork Power Program. Todd Hultman, DTN, on the corn market and RFD Correspondent Matt Kaye shares news from the Nation's Capital.

Weather news and RFD Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on further concern over the USMCA. We hear from Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Guebert as he prepares his retiring address and reflects on his years of service.

Aaron Robinson Benson Hill from Trade Talk 2023 shares information about opportunities for growers in parts of Illinois. Tasha Bunting Executive Director Illinois Milk Producers talk about IMPA Annual Meeting this week in Bloomington. Recap of weekend snowfall totals and Nick Frederking, Agrigold, recaps the 2023 corn growing season and lessons we learned for 2024.

Hosted by an all star group of farm broadcasters, we hear news from DC, an update on American Farmland Trust's Fall Covers for Spring signup. A weather outlook for December plus market conversations from Naomi Blohm, Total Farm Marketing by Stewart Peterson and Bill Tierney, Ag Resources.

RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports on the January 19th deadline to pass a first batch of annual spending bills, including for USDA. The Madison County Farm Bureau developing a great rural/urban partnership with the City of Alton. Commstock Investments Joe Camp chats short market week. Illinois Farm Bureau's Kevin Semlow talks about the continuing resolution.

RFD Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on a warning to House Republicans as they work avoid two new shutdown threats early next year in the just enacted stopgap funding and farm bill extension. Gene Noem National Pork Board talks about promoting pork around the world. Jonathan Coppess, U of I, on conservation spending questions

Matt Kaye reports on the Senate passage of a stop-gap funding bill and extension of the 2018 Farm Bill through September 2024. Illinois Soybean Association Director Scott Gaffner talks about his family involvement with the organization and the “Bushels of Broadband” program expanding internet access to rural areas. Kreg Ruhl, GROWMARK VP of Crop Nutrients, talks about fall application and the demand. National Rural Health Day with USDA’S Rural Development undersecretary Farah Ahmad. She talks TeleMedicine and the need for rural internet.