RFD Illinois July 17, 2026

Kevin Semlow, Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities at Illinois Farm Bureau, catches up on everything Washington, DC.Shalene Reeves, MidCo Commodities, joins the program to discuss unrest in the Black Sea region and associated changes in wheat markets.John Heiser, District 1 Program Advisor for Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education (FCAE), talks about filling openings for ag teachers as a new school year draws nearer.RFD Radio Network Summer Intern Johnna Fulcher reports from the first of a series of Farm Talks with Illinois Farm Bureau President Philip Nelson.Freese Notis Meteorologist Paul Otto looks at the early morning forecast.