RFD Illinois June 01, 2026

Chris Davis, Director of State Legislation at the Illinois Farm Bureau, reviews the end of the legislative session, including a failure to finalize the Family Farm Preservation Act.The USDA is working on plans to distribute millions of new base acres eligible for ARC and PLC payments under last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow at Nutrien Ag Solutions, talks about the impact on planting season of a dry May.Matt Webster, River Valley Cooperative, takes a look at the end of the market week.Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the early morning forecast.