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Discussing agricultural policy issues, commodity market trends and more, RFD Today is your deep dive into the most relevant news stories of the day. In this show, hosts Rita Frazer and Jim Taylor inte... more
FAQs about RFD Today:How many episodes does RFD Today have?The podcast currently has 1,640 episodes available.
July 11, 2022RFD Today July 11Monday's show features a regular update from Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs. We also get bonus content from the Illinois Soybean Association media tour. Don Schaefer with the Mid-West Truckers Association checks in to discuss trucking issues. We finish the show previewing a new market week with Comstock Investments Joe Camp....more53minPlay
July 08, 2022RFD Today July 8Friday's show includes an interview with Illinois State Fair manager Rebecca Clark. We get an update from the Illinois Beef Association and check the progress of the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation's Class of 2023. We also highlight the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association 50th Anniversary Reunion, which is set for this Saturday at the McLean County Fairgrounds in Bloomington....more54minPlay
July 07, 2022RFD Today July 7Thursday's show features a conversation with Joe Spencer, who is an entomologist at the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute. We also get an update from Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Commodity and Livestock Programs Tasha Bunting. Our monthly county farm bureau manager to manager segment features Katie Wilson interviewing Champaign County Farm Bureau Manager Brad Uken. The final segment is with Ag In The Classroom's Kevin Daugherty....more54minPlay
July 06, 2022RFD Today July 6Wednesday's show features a visit with Brad Zwilling from Illinois Farm Business Farm Management. He highlight his latest piece in FarmDocDaily. We talk vegetable harvesting with University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Kenneth Johnson. Illinois Farm Bureau Environmental Program Manager provides information on the latest Nutrient Stewardship Field Day. Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson provides a Washington update. The show finishes with an Illinois Soybean Association Field and Bean segment....more54minPlay
July 05, 2022RFD Today July 5Tuesday's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau Senior Economist Mike Doherty. We get a CropWatcher report from Ken Reinhardt in Mercer County. We talk Illinois Farm Bureau resolutions and policy process with Illinois Farm Bureau Vice President Brian Duncan and Allie Speer, IFB Assistant Director of Policy Development. The final segment is with retired DTN ag meteorologist Bryce Anderson....more53minPlay
July 04, 2022RFD Today July 4Monday’s show features a visit with Brad Houzenga, who serves as the Deputy Chief, Operations Division for the Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. He talks river conditions and provides an update on summer projects. We also talk with Eric Mittenthal, President of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council and finish the show previewing a new market week with Comstock Investments Joe Camp....more54minPlay
July 01, 2022RFD Today July 1We wrap up a full week of shows with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards. We also talk energy with Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine and GROWMARK Manager of Customer Risk Management Scott Wilson. And State Rep. Tony McCombie from Savanna joins us to talk Sweet Corn Appreciation Day in Illinois, which is scheduled for Aug. 1....more54minPlay
June 30, 2022RFD Today June 30Thursday's show features an update from Paul Wappel, who serves as public information officer for the the Illinois Dept. of Transportation. We get reaction from the Illinois Soybean Association Media Tour. We highlight a West Central FFA Alumni tractor pull scheduled for this weekend. And we learn about carbon market opportunities from Agoro Carbon Alliance....more54minPlay
June 29, 2022RFD Today June 29Wednesday's show features updates from KJ Johnson from the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association and Randy Graham with the Illinois Specialty Growers Association. Rita Frazer checks in with the Taylorville FFA Livestock Judging Team. They are at the Royal Highlands in Scotland. We also preview July Ice Cream Month with Darin Copeland from Prairie Farms Dairy and highlight a Farm Stress Study with University of Illinois Extension Specialist Josie Rudolphi....more54minPlay
June 28, 2022RFD Today June 28Tuesday's show features our regular visit with State Conservationist Ivan Dozier. We get a CropWatcher report from David Schaal in Fayette County. We learn about a couple of Nutrient Stewardship Field Days this week from Illinois Farm Bureau's Raelynn Parmely and we talk weather with Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford....more54minPlay
FAQs about RFD Today:How many episodes does RFD Today have?The podcast currently has 1,640 episodes available.