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RFD Illinois

Illinois Farm Bureau

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Your daily rundown of the issues affecting Illinois farmers. RFD Radio hosts Rita Frazer, DeLoss Jahnke and Jim Taylor are your boots on the ground, keeping you up to date on the news stories, market trends and weather outlooks that could affect your farm. This is the daily early morning broadcast repurposed as a podcast. If you have questions or suggestions for content, please contact [email protected].

Recent Episodes

OCT 23, 2026
RFD Illinois October 23, 2026
State and federal updates from Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director Kevin Semlow in his "Seven with Kevin" segment. Profit Watch Energy with DeLoss Jahnke talks beef tallow with Brynn Wheeler, owner and operator of Tater Headz Fry Company, a food...
23 MIN
OCT 22, 2026
RFD Illinois October 22, 2026
Illinois farmer Rock Katschnig is interviewed from the corn field in Henry County, talking corn yields and heavy rains. Illinois Director of Ag Jerry Costello talks about farmers doing more with less and farmers not making break evens for corn in...
23 MIN
OCT 21, 2026
RFD Illinois October 21, 2026
Illinois Farm Bureau president Philip Nelson discusses harvest, state and national issues, including the soaring price of diesel and new aid announcements out of Washington. Sherman Newlin, Zaner Ag Hedge, joins the program from Crawford County to...
23 MIN
OCT 20, 2026
RFD Illinois October 20, 2026
CRP acreage is still available for signup for next year, despite the popular conservation program reaching its cap. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports. FarmWeek CropWatcher Larry Hummel checks in with an update on harvest...
23 MIN
OCT 19, 2026
RFD Illinois October 19, 2026
FSA offices have started processing and sending producers' record ARC and PLC payments. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports. IPPA Pork Producer Family of the Year winner Chad Leman in Woodford County, talks about the award...
23 MIN