About this episode

The episode discusses the passing of the Farm Bill and features insights from various USDA officials and market analysts.

Kevin Semlow, Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities, talks about the Farm Bill passing out of the House. United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins talks about what the administration is doing for farmers in a fragile farm economy from the Washington Watch event. USDA Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden talks about the process of cost discovery. Chip Nellinger, Blue Reef Agrimarketing, talks about the weather and market movement we've seen throughout the week. Meteorologist Paul Otto takes a look at the forecast,

People in this episode

Guests: Kevin Semlow, Brooke Rollins, Stephen Vaden, Chip Nellinger, Paul Otto

Topics covered

• Farm Bill
• Agriculture
• Weather
• Market Movement
• USDA
• Government Affairs

Keywords

• Farm Bill
• USDA
• Agriculture
• Market Analysis
• Weather Forecast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Illinois Farm Bureau, United States Department of Agriculture, Blue Reef Agrimarketing

More episodes of RFD Illinois

• RFD Illinois May 05, 2026 · May 5, 2026 · 23 min
• RFD Illinois May 04, 2026 · May 4, 2026 · 23 min
• RFD Illinois April 30, 2026 · April 30, 2026 · 23 min
• RFD Illinois April 29, 2026 · April 29, 2026 · 23 min
• RFD Illinois April 28, 2026 · April 28, 2026 · 23 min
• RFD Illinois April 27, 2026 · April 27, 2026 · 23 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the RFD Illinois podcast page.