RFD Illinois

Farm Week’s Tim Eggert is covering the Illinois Farm Bureau Leaders to Washington Trip & caught up with the President of the Illinois Farm Bureau, Rich Guebert. RFD Washington Correspondent, Matt Kaye, reports on the hunt for Farm Bill Dollars in D.C. WASDE recap with Joe Camp, CommStock Investments.

A report from Washington as new dollars for the next farm bill will be scarce, but one Senator is proposing ways to boost available funds needed to improve commodity and other titles. Erik Fyrwald, CEO Syngenta, talks about the opening of the Syngenta Seeds R&D Innovation Center in DeKalb County and the investment for Illinois farmers. Todd Hultman, DTN, on pre-WASDE markets.

The House and Senate may be on different farm bill clocks, as the days and hours tick down to a September 30th deadline to replace the expiring law. RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports. Talking this week with Jason Webster, lead commercial agronomist, Precision Planting, today Webster talks about the livestock research being done at the PP Innovation Center in Pontiac. We get a recap of the crop progress and conditions report. FarmWeek Crop watcher Paul Munie from St. Clair County talks about conditions in his part of the state and commentary from state climatologist Trent Ford.

Jason Webster, Lead Agronomist Precision Planting, Pontiac Innovation Center, talks about 2023 research and visitors coming from around the world to the center this summer. Randy Niver, DeKalb Asgrow Agronomist from East/Central Illinois, on short corn and yield potential.

Mark Gebhards, Executive Director Governmental Affairs & Commodities, Illinois Farm Bureau, talks weather, farm bill, and next week’s trip to Washington D.C. Illinois Senator Durbin and Congressman Jackson talk farm bill and other agriculture issues. Early morning weather and markets.

SNAP payment error and fraud rates have alarmed US lawmakers and further fueled the food stamp spending fight, central to writing the new farm bill. RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports. Tasha Bunting, Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Commodities & Livestock, talks about the continued concern about the tight hay supply and poor pasture conditions, despite recent rains around the state. Jim Mintert, Purdue University, on the Purdue CME Group Ag Economy Barometer.

RFD Correspondent Matt Kaye shares commentary from an American Farm Bureau Federation official on the budgeting process to meet producer needs in a ‘no-new-money’ farm bill. Jeff Adkisson Executive Director Grain & Feed Association of Illinois talks about a recent fly-in to Washington D.C. to talk to legislators about important ag issues, including transportation & infrastructure. Stephenson Harby COUNTRY Financial on homeowners’ insurance and Mark Hobrock, The Anderson’s, on national corn crop.

Montgomery County farmer Tommy Justison is back home to join the family farm. Justison is also committed to public service and the strength of supporting small towns and community, for a healthy agriculture in Illinois. Recap of weekly crop number and conditions and we meet Jamie Williams, Let’s Beef Frank in Marion, IL, on hot dogs and the 4th.

Matt Kaye Reports on the Biden Administration not giving up on its WOTUS rule, even after the Supreme Court in May struck down the rule’s power over wetlands. Rod Weinzierl, Illinois Corn Growers Association, urges farmers to submit comments on the EV Tail pipe/EPA docket. We get a crop report recap with Joe Camp Commstock Investments,

Matt Kaye Reports on the sluggish pace of passing the Farm Bill and if an extension might be needed. Senator Dick Durbin with comments on emergency haying and grazing on CRP ground and his thoughts on the Senate Ag Committees progress on the Farm Bill. Profit Watch Energy: GROWMARK’s Gene McGillian on Independence Day fuel outlook. Pete Hornstein and Doug Yoder with COUNTRY Financial on July 17 crop insurance signup deadline.