RFD Illinois

Matt Kaye report on impatience over the lack of Farm Bill progress. Dan Basse, Ag Resources, talks about the positive outlook for the protein markets. Trent Ford on August numbers and a September outlook. KJ Johnson IFCA and Julie Hewitt NREC on ag retail survey.

USDA has cut its Fiscal Year ’24 farm export forecast for all major US foreign markets, including number one, China. RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports. Travis Meteer U of I Beef Extension Specialist talks about the Orr Beef Research Day, today 9-6, and promotes the Grazing Schools coming up later this month for the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition. Weekly crop conditions report numbers and Luke Worrell, ISPFMRA Land Values report.

RFD Correspondent Matt Kaye reports on a potential ‘September to Remember’ as US lawmakers face daunting differences over spending decisions needed to keep the government open after the fiscal year ends on the 30th. Josh Stoller Precision Planting talks Clarity at the Farm Progress Show Fall weather and grilling habits with Nuxoll Food Center in Effingham. Cover Crops with Illinois Soybean Director Brady Holst.

Conversation with IFB President Rich Guebert and VP Brian Duncan and retiring broadcaster Max Armstrong. Matt Bennett, Ag Market.net on markets from the Farm Progress Show. Gary Schnitkey, on the cost of production.

An American Farm Bureau official says the EPA left itself a big opening in its final WOTUS rule to regulate wetlands. RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports Steve Bridge with Farm Bill talk from the Farm Progress Show this week. Golden Harvest/Syngenta Kramer Farney Head of Golden Harvest Marketing telling his corn story. Profit Watch Energy with Michael Newland, PERC; Jim Jacobs, CEO Country

More from the Farm Progress Show: AFBF President Zippy Duvall,Renewable Fuels Assn. CEO Geoff Cooper, USDA RMA Administrator Marcia Bunger and DTN/Progressive Farmer market analyst Todd Hultman

Coverage from the 2023 Farm Progress Show with comments from Ron Kindred, Chair, Illinois Soybean Assn. Illinois Director of Agriculture, Jerry Costello, Case IH, Doug Yoder, COUNTRY Financial and Mark Orr, GROWMARK CEO. Plus early markets and weather.

RFD Washington Correspondent reports on the ethanol industry's concerns over the EPA’s Science Advisory Board downplaying the climate benefits of corn ethanol in a recent report. Kurt Aumann, Aumann Auctions from the Half-Century of Progress talks trends and markets for antique tractors Steve Johnson, VP Florida Farm Bureau Federation on sky high orange juice prices. Will we have a shortage? Early morning markets and weather.

Matt Kaye reports on legislative logistics holding up Farm Bill progress. IFB President Rich Guebert talks with Rita Frazer about presence at the upcoming Farm Progress Show. PWE with Dan Basse Ag Resources on soybean markets. Steve Bridge reports on increased car thefts, and action by the Secretary of State to hinder. Jim Taylor with the early markets.