RFD Illinois June 22, 2026

It’s an issue that keeps coming up including at a recent Senate Ag hearing—the disconnect between tariffs to open markets and continued ad hoc farm assistance. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.Matt McClelland, CEO at Prairie Farms, talks with FarmWeek's Rhiannon Branch about Red, White and Boom products, celebrating the 250th Birthday of the United States and the Folds of Honor program.Actively Engaged Student of the Month Honorees Avery Watson and Max Main, as well as Living Lands and Waters CEO Chad Pregracke, IFB President Philip Nelson and IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson, talks about last week's Actively Engaged Student banquet.Freese Notis Meteorologist Paul Otto takes a look at the early morning forecast.