RFD Illinois June 04, 2026

USTR proposed a 25-percent tariff on a range of Brazilian imports, after an investigation found Brazil had discriminated against US ethanol and other goods and services. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.Dr. Jim Lowe, University of Illinois, talks about the threat the Asian Longhorned Tick poses to cattle.Dr. Anna Forseth, Director of Animal Health for the National Pork Producers Council, discusses health issues threatening livestock from the World Pork Expo.Michael Biethman, Gateway FS, joins the program to discuss midweek markets and how wheat fields are looking just ahead of harvest in southern Illinois.Meteorologist Paul Otto takes a look at the early morning forecast.