Claim OwnershipRFD Today
Subscribed: 16Played: 1,664
Subscribe
© Copyright Illinois Farm Bureau
Description
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 interview industry decision-makers throughout the state, providing reaction to and analysis of the challenges and opportunities affecting your farm. This is the daily radio broadcast repurposed as a podcast.
If you have questions or content suggestions, please contact Jolene Neuhauser RFD Radio Content and Promotion Coordinator at jneuhauser@ilfb.org.
If you have questions or content suggestions, please contact Jolene Neuhauser RFD Radio Content and Promotion Coordinator at jneuhauser@ilfb.org.
1198 Episodes
Reverse
We lead off the show with the "Seven with Kevin" segment featuring Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow. Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine provides a legislative and regulatory update.We hear the latest on the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation Class of 2025. University of Illinois Extension's Ken Johnson talks periodical cicadas.
Plenty of updates on Thursday's show. Guests include State Ag Pest Survey Coordinator Kelly Estes, KJ Johnson from the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, and Kevin Daugherty with Illinois Ag in the Classrrom.
State Rep. Charles Meier discusses the Family Farm Preservation Act.Devin Bollman provides an Illinois Beef Association update. Kurt Gibson with the IHSA highlights the state series in bass fishing. We get a Pioneer Agronomy segment from Scott Eversgerd
We visit with Charlie Ring from Farm Engage, a business that was the result of Effingham High School's CEO program. We get an update from Vanessa Wright, Taylor Hartke, and Lori Jackson. They talk Young Leader and Youth and Collegiate Farm Bureau topics. Freese-Notis Weather meteorologist Paul Otto talks spring active weather.
State Rep. Maurice West of Rockford discusses his support of the Family Farm Preservation Act.We get a CropWatcher report from Lee Elliott in Jasper County.The IAA Foundation's Jennifer Smith highlights 2024 scholarship recipients. Commstock Investments Joe Camp previews a new market week.
Friday's show features our "Seven with Kevin" segment with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow.We highlight the Rockridge FFA program, which worked with 500 elementary school students this week. We visit with Trey and Aiden Sayers, who own and operate Sayers Brothers Cards in downtown Shelbyville. The baseball card shop was the result of a school CEO project.
We talk mental health subjects with licensed professional counselor Rachel Brown. Darin Copeland discusses Prairie Farms Dairy lactose-free options. We get an IL Corn update from Brad Stotler.Matt Montgomery provides a Pioneer agronomy segment.
We hear from Curt Strubhar of Advanced Trading. He is a member of the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois and also serves on the Ag Advisory Council of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).We also highlight the Illinois Farm Bureau docuseries "Fields Apart: Rooted Together" with Mark Tuttle.
Jenna Spychal with the Illinois Specialty Growers Association provides her monthly visit and also talks business at Jonamac Orchard. We hear from new Midwest Dairy CEO Corey Scott.Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford details a number hail events already impacting Illinois this spring.
We visit with Kate Jungmann, a recipient of an Experience Award from the Illinois 4H office.We talk periodical cicadas with University of Illinois horticulture educator Ken Johnson.FarmWeekNow’s Rhiannon Branch provides a View from the Cab Segment with Fayette County Farm Bureau president Keith Sanders. Commstock Investments Joe Camp previews a new market week.
Friday's show features our "Seven with Kevin" segment with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow. We talk local government with Ryan Tate, Illinois Farm BureauAssociate Director of Local Government.We learn about becoming an IHSA licensed official with 17-year-old Trenton Kirgan from Knoxville High School. Montgomery County Farm Bureau Manager Katie Wilson chats with Bond-Fayette County Farm Bureau Manager Katie Albert in her monthly Manager-to-Manager segment.
Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Food Systems Development Raghela Scavuzzo discusses a agritourism webinar series available this spring. Kris Reynolds with American Farmland Trust provides an update.Courtney McFarlin with OSF Healthcare discusses elder care as it relates to the family farm. We get a Pioneer agronomy segment from southeastern Illinois with Jeremiah Jones.
Wednesday's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau President Brian Duncan.We get an update from Matt Jungmann on this year's Farm Progress Show. FCAE's Luke Allen talks all things ag education. We highlight this weekend's Midwest Horse Fair.
Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello makes his monthly visit on the program. We chat with Gracelynn Dale, Bureau County Farm Bureau Member and Deanne Frieders, DeKalb County Farm Bureau Member about their experience in the American Farm Bureau Federation Women's Communications Boot Camp. DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick talks severe weather potential for Tuesday.
Monday's show features a "This is IFB" segment highlighting Doc Koons in Shelby County. We get our first CropWatcher report of the season from Brent Corners in Jefferson County.Whiteside County Farm Bureau member Jeff Brooks recaps his testimony to the Illinois House Revenue Committee regarding the Family Farm Preservation Act. Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.
Friday's show features the "Seven with Kevin" segment featuring Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow.We get an update from the Illinois Pork Producers Association. Don Schaefer with Springfield, Illinois based Mid-West Truckers Association discusses the latest trucking issues.
We highlight the Illinois Farm Bureau three part docuseries titled Fields Apart: Rooted Together.We get an update from IL Corn's Dave Rylander. Kevin Brooks, University of Illinois Farm Business Management and Marketing Educator discusses cash rent.
Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Transportation and Infrastructure discusses spring planting season getting underway. University of Illinois infectious disease expert Dr. Jim Lowe gives the latest info on avian influenza. Illinois Farm Bureau Consumer Engagement Manager Gracie Pierson provides an update. Trinity Baker and Tim Clark from Seminis (division of Bayer Crop Science) talk sweet corn.
We talk county fair business with Andy Schoendienst of Luehrs' Ideal Rides in Collinsville. We have our monthly visit with State Treasurer Michael Frerichs. Meteorologist Paul Otto with Freese-Notis Weather talks spring planting weather.
Monday's show line-up includes Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business & Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine, Illinois County Fair Queen Natalie Evans, and Commstock Investments Joe Camp. We also learn about solving a food desert in Fieldon, Illinois in Jersey County.
Comments
Download from Google Play
Download from App Store
United States