RFD Illinois May 23, 2023

NASS numbers plus Adams County Crop Watcher Brent Clair on “flash drought”.Wayne Sirles, co-owner/operator of Rendleman Orchards near Alto Pass (Union Co) talks about the spring fruit crop and specifically looks at the peach crop. A House subcommittee fight over FY ’24 USDA and FDA spending touches on some of the same hurdles faced in last-minute talks to avoid a debt default and likely to spill over into the farm bill. RFD Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.