RFD Today September 28, 2023

We hear from USDA Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andy Berke discussing the demand for the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program and Powering Affordable Clean Energy (PACE) Program.
USDA Rural Development State Director Betsy Dirksen Londrigan says interest is also coming from Illinois.
University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson discusses evidence of Spotted Lanternfly in Illinois.
Illinois Farm Bureau’s Ryan Whitehouse details his involvement in St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital running events in Illinois.