Rita Frazer visits with Rich Guebert President of the Illinois Farm Bureau celebrates National FFA Week and remembers his FFA Advisors. Travis Meteer U of I Beef Extension Specialist salutes his FFA Advisor/his Dad/ from the Taylorville FFA Chapter. Josh St. Peters Exec. VP Illinois Beef Association talks Illinois Beef Expo. DeLoss Jahnke talks with Dan Pannier, GMK Propane manager. Jim Taylor shares the markets.

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RFD Illinois February 21

Rita Frazer talks with Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau, on the success of the Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference, a review of General Assembly Bills and and update on Input Prices. DeLoss Jahnke provides Profit Watch Energy with a conversation from Josh McGrath at the NREC Investment Insight event. Jim Taylor shares the early morning markets.

RFD Illinois February 18

Matt Kaye Reports on lessons of US foreign energy dependence, at a time of rising energy prices as a by-product of the Russia/Ukraine Conflict. Mercer County Farmer and NREC Chair, Jeff Kirwan at the Investment Insight program. Paul Stoddard, Senior Lecturer at U of I College of ACES, the best farmers do a lot of little things better.

RFD Illinois February 17

Jim Taylor provides coverage from Illinois Farm Bureau’s Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference with a conversation with IFB President Rich Guebert. DeLoss Jahnke covers inflation news and talks supply chain issues with Phil Needham, Needham Ag Tech. Gary Schnitkey, University of Illinois on crop insurance and rental agreements this year.

RFD Illinois February 16

National Cattleman’s Beef Association’s head of international trade Kent Bacus says cattle export numbers, like total Ag exports, hit record levels last year, but trade relations need to be currently monitored. Illinois Farm Bureau’s Tasha Bunting provides Rita Frazer details on HACCP certification program that starts today and Mark Gebhards provides a preview of today’s GALC. Illinois Soybean Association's Rachel Peabody talks about the 20 under 40 leadership program. State Climatologist Trent Ford gives DeLoss Jahnke a preview of the upcoming mid-week storm and Scott Jensen COUNTRY Financial talks about inflation and interest rates.

RFD Illinois February 15

Matt Kaye Reports on the Supreme Court's plans to try to clarify what the Clean Water Act means by “Waters of the US,” and whether the EPA and Army Corps have gone too far in regulating wetlands. Rita Frazer met with Steve Ericson Executive Director Feeding Illinois from the Woodford County Farm to Food Bank Fundraising Supper Saturday DeLoss Janke covers market, the Super Bowl and Valentine's Day food talk with Bob Dobski of Rob Dob’s in Bloomington.Jim Taylor has the early morning markets and weather.

RFD Illinois February 14

Rita Frazer shares a conversations with Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau. They discuss current state and federal legislative issues. DeLoss Jahnke talks with Phil Needham, Needham Ag Tech, about nitrogen use on wheat. Steve Bridge provides a state house update and Jim Taylor gives us the early morning markets.

RFD Illinois February 11

WASDE update and commentary from Karl Setzer with AgriVisor. COUNTRY Connection features Ali Gibbs & Mike Huschen Illinois Valley Agency on efforts for Feeding Illinois and a Farm to Food Bank Fundraising Supper Roanoke this Saturday. Eric Dolbeare Pike County Farmer and Past President of Pike County Rotary-Ag Day events Wednesday in Pittsfield.

RFD Illinois February 10

Matt Kaye reports on criticism of the USDA’s spending in climate-smart commodity pilot projects.Rita Frazer talks with IDOA Director Costello about Budget Proposals for agriculture projects and the department. DeLoss Jahnke talks with Tom Super, National Chicken Council, on the availability of wings for the game this weekend. Jim Taylor gives us the early morning markets.

RFD Illinois February 9

Gregg Doud, Chief ag negotiator in the Trump Administration, talks with DeLoss Jahnke about trade negotiations during his tenure. Doud will be a speaker at next week’s Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference. Jeff Kirwan, Illinois Farm Bureau Director, talks with Jim Taylor about the Bushels for Hunger program. A check for over $22,000 was recently donated to the River Bend Food Bank in the Quad Cities. Illinois Farm Bureau's Bill Bodine provides an update on carbon capture program across the state.

RFD Illinois February 8

Matt Kaye reports on a Midwest US lawmaker has issue with the New York Times over its editorial alleging the beef industry is destroying the planet. Mark Gebhards talks to Rita Frazer on the state budget proposal and what it would hold for ag. DeLoss talks with Jack Marck, Illinois Ag Tech Acceler8tor and Jim Taylor gives us the early morning markets.

RFD Illinois February 7

Rita Frazer shares and update from Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards. DeLoss cover energy supply, demand and prices in Profit Watch Energy. Steve Bridge covers the Governor Pritzker's State of the State and Budget Address. Jim Taylor gives us the early morning markets.

RFD Illinois February 4

Matt Kaye reports on the status of cattle market reform. Matt Witte, Bloomington meats, provides Rita Frazer an update for the small processor. AgriVisor's Karl Setzer talks markets with DeLoss Jahnke. Jim Taylor provides the early morning markets.

RFD Illinois February 3

Jim Taylor talks with DTN's John Baranick for the latest on winter storm Landon. DeLoss Jahnke talks Groundhog Day weather and with Steve Pitstick, chair IL Soybean Association. Early morning markets and weather.

RFD Illinois February 2

Matt Kaye reports on a key window’s narrowing for cattle market reforms as part of an extension of Livestock Mandatory Reporting that expires with a stop-gap federal funding bill on the 18th. Lauren Lurkins talks with Rita Frazer about the WOTUS comment period deadline Feb 7. DeLoss Jahnke talks weather with Kirk Hinz BAM weather. Profitability Conversation with Bill Biederman, AgMarket.net. Jim Taylor provides the early morning markets.

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Your daily rundown of the issues affecting Illinois farmers. RFD Radio hosts Rita Frazer and DeLoss Jahnke 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.

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