RFD Illinois August 05, 2026

The senate is rushing to pass stopgap funding and advance farm legislation this week, before it leaves town for a long summer recess. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.Nathan Joehl, St. Isadore FFA, talks about working with his parents on Greene Fields Farm.Ben Field, Technical Sales Representative at Precision Planting, talks about an upcoming product release that aims to align every seed of corn exactly right in planting.Michael Langemeier, Purdue CME Group, discusses an Ag Economy Barometer that's up for the first time in three months.Freese Notis Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the early morning forecast.