On this podcast Jayson Lusk from Purdue University talks about his research on beef alternatives, Matt Schaller visits from the Ag Community Relief Sale, and DeAnne Bloomberg the Illinois Farm Bureau Issue Management Director stops by with the new Farm Bureau Manager of Mercer County.

For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at [email protected] or 309-557-3286.

In this podcast Rita Frazer will visit with Mark Gebhards from the Illinois Farm Bureau, Jim Bower owner of Bower Trading and Julie Armstrong from the NREC.

For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at [email protected] or 309-557-3286.

On this podcast, Rita Frazer digs into the details of the National Corn Growers Association's upcoming Corn Congress. Ohio farmer and NCGA First Vice President, John Linder will tell you how to get involved.

For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at [email protected] or 309-557-3286.

This podcast has Rita Frazer checking in with Illinois Department of Ag Director Jerry Costello, Bill Biederman from AgMarket.net, Mark Miller at Siemer Milling, and a weather update with Dan Hicks.

For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at [email protected] or 309-557-3286.

On this podcast RFD Today visits with Don Schaefer, Executive Vice President at Mid-West Truckers Association, the good people at Illinois Soybean Association, and Victoria A. Kleczewski, Insect and Plant Disease Technical Manager at GROWMARK Inc.

For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at [email protected] or 309-557-3286.

Illinois Farm Bureau's Kevin Semlow, Director of State Legislation and DeAnne Bloomberg, Director of Issues Management visit with Rita Frazer on RFD Today. They discuss why voting "No"on the Illinois constitutional amendment is important to all of us.

Rita also visits with Nick Hustedde, Technical Service Manager at FMC.

For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at [email protected] or 309-557-3286.

In this podcast Rita Frazer talks with James Mintert, professor and extension economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics about the most recent Ag Barometer Survey, visits with Lynn Curry about the recent scholarship winners from the Illinois Agri-Women Association and checks in with Rich Guebert, president of the Illinois Farm Bureau, as he urges Illinois to vote no on the progressive tax amendment that will be on the ballot Nov. 3.

Guebert says the tax will be detrimental to farmers.

For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at [email protected] or 309-557-3286.

Rita Frazer visits with Tom Heinold, chief of operations for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District on RFD Today. Heinold brings us up to speed on the progress of the work being done on the locks and dams this week.

Full lock and dam closures currently are scheduled for July 1 to Sept. 30 at LaGrange, July 6 to Sept. 30 at Peoria, July 1 to Oct. 29 at Starved Rock, July 6 to Oct. 29 at Marseilles and Oct. 4 to 24 at Dresden Island. Partial closures also will occur at Dresden Island July 6 to Oct. 3 and from Oct. 25 to 28.

For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at [email protected] or 309-557-3286.

On this podcast Rita Frazer visits with Brian Rennaker from the Illinois Department of Agriculture, Jean Payne from the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association and Ag Department leaders at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois.

For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at [email protected] or 309-557-3286.

During this RFD Today episode, Rita Frazer talks with Mark Miller from Mennel Milling, Kelly Estes from the University of Illinois Extension office and Betty Haynes from Illinois Beef Association.

Rita also checks in with Mark Gebhards for an update on what is happening at the Illinois Farm Bureau this week.

For more information regarding this podcast or to share a story with the RFD Radio Network, contact Patti Penn at [email protected] or 309-557-3286.