RFD Illinois April 15, 2026

Year-round E15 and added farm aid are not expected to be included in a new GOP party-line budget bill, according to a senior budget panel Ag Republican. RFD Radio Network Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.Rollin Head, Head Brothers Land and Cattle, provides a calving season update and calving barn successes from Macon County.State Treasurer Michael Frerichs talks about planting season, challenges facing farmers, and the IL Ag Invest Program.Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant on Country Financial's Advance Markets team, looks back at the data from the first quarter of the year.Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.