RFD Today September 09, 2026

Lisa Ellis from the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance promotes the Illinois wine industry.  Monthly visit with licensed professional counselor Rachel Brown.Kevin Daugherty with Illinois Ag in the Classroom discusses AITC's presence at the Illinois State Fair and highlights a new academic year.  

Talking propane supply and demand with Michael Newland with the Propane Education and Research Council.  "Tomorrow's Leaders Today" segment with Kenzie Holste from Stephenson County.  Tim Birkel from Wyffels Hybrids details his Director of Marketing role.  Breaking down the rest of September weather with meteorologist Paul Otto with Freese-Notis Weather. 

Learning about the process of being placed on the National Register of Historic Places from Quinn Adamowski from Landmarks Illinois and Alison Costanzo from the Lombard Historical Society.From last week's Farm Progress Show, Justin Moritz, North American Soybean Trait Launch Manager for BASF. Previewing a new market week with Joe Camp from CommStock Investments. 

Talking rural development with USDA Rural Development State Director Jesus Ortega and USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Glen Smith. IHSA Friday Friday Friday segment features Riverdale High School football coach Guy Dierikx plus Pigskin Pickins' with DeLoss, Jim and RFD Radio content coordinator Collin Schopp. https://www.spreaker.com/episode/rfd-today-september-04-2026--74900451

Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow providing federal updates in his "Seven with Kevin" segment.  Coverage of the Farm Progress Show including conversations with Iowa State University VP of Extension and Outreach Jason Henderson, Syngenta Corn Product Manager Matt Dolch, and  PTx North American marketing lead Bryce Baker.  

Coverage from the 2026 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa including conversations with ag broadcaster Max Armstrong, FPS show manager Matt Jungmann, Terry Johnston with Farm Rescue, and Jackson Baca with John Deere on the JD AI Assistant launch.  

Jackie Wible of the IL Pork highlights the Illinois Pork Tenderloin Crawl.  Macoupin County Farm Bureau member and Carlinville Chamber of Commerce President Jon Griffel discusses an effort for Carlinville to become a Hallmark Christmas Town. Monthly update from IL Corn with Randolph County farmer Jack McCormick. DTN agriculture meteorologist John Baranick details the September weather outlook. 

Highlighting the Illinois Farm Bureau IVET program with Oklahoma State University vet med student Emma Frank from Atkinson. Manager-to-Manager segment features McDonough County Farm Bureau manager Leah Moorman.Joe Camp at CommStock Investments previews a new market week.  

Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities Kevin Semlow provides state and federal updates in his "Seven with Kevin" segment. Dr. Iuliia Tetteh, Associate Professor of Agribusiness at Illinois State University details her experience participating in the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation program. IHSA Friday Friday Friday features high school football historian Kev Varney and Pigskin Pickins' with DeLoss, Jim and Rita.  

University of Illinois Extension's Farm Coach Kevin Brooks discusses his blog series on estate planning.  Monthly update from American Farmland Trust.  Highlighting 104-year-old farmer Donnie Peterson and his farm machinery sale in Mercer County.