Illinois Corn Growers Association Executive Director Rodney Weinzierl recaps 2024 and looks ahead to 2025.
We highlight the Outdoor Business/Business Owner of the Year from the Illinois Conservation Foundation, Park Bait and Stacey Greene from Chicago. 
We discuss Will County Farm Bureau's participation in Wreaths Across America with manager Mark Schneidewind.

We discuss scam awareness and prevention with Brian Bretsch from Ameren Illinois. 
We visit with Illinois FFA State Reporter Sidney Stiers. 
Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Rodney Knittel provides an update.

We visit with the new chair of the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee, Stephen Riskedal from LaSalle County.  
We chat with Farm Rescue volunteer Erv Geisler, who was staffing the booth at the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting.
We get an update on the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation Class of 2025 from IALF Program Director Mellisa McMillan.
State Ag Pest Survey Coordinator Kelly Estes provides the latest on the spotted lanternfly and other invasive insects.

Illinois Wheat Association's Dean Campbell discusses a petition drive to place a wheat checkoff question before wheat producers.  
We highlight Illinois Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year Lisa Corp from Stephenson County.  
We visit with retiring Illinois Farm Bureau Board of Director Keith Mussman from Kankakee County.  
Freese-Notis Weather meteorologist Paul Otto talks about the chances for a white Christmas.

We hear from Patoka, Illinois native and Nashville recording artist Drew Baldridge, who performed at the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting.  
We visit with Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Discussion Meet winner Michaela Greathouse from Edwards County.
Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.

Our latest "Seven with Kevin" segment featuring Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow.  
IFB Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine provides an update on two projects.  
We talk 4H Skillathon and Quiz Bowl with coach Eric Fugate. The teams had great success at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville last month.

In September, COUNTRY Financial, an affiliate of Illinois Farm Bureau, announced that effective January 1, 2025, it will no longer require its Illinois-based insurance clients purchasing non-farm policies to hold IFB memberships. In response, the American Farm Bureau Federation announced that it would expel IFB from the federation, effective December 20, 2024.
IFB is fighting to stay a member of AFBF and has filed a lawsuit and injunction in McLean County Court. A previous contract between AFBF and IFB states, except for certain limited circumstances that are not present here, AFBF is not allowed to terminate IFB’s membership based on business decisions made by affiliates, including COUNTRY Financial.
We discussed the matter with IFB President Brian Duncan and Vice President Evan Hultine.
State Ag Pest Survey Coordinator Kelly Estes getting information gathered for 2024 pest report.   We hear from Ron & Deb Moore of Roseville, named Farm Family of the Year by the Illinois Soybean Association. We also hear from Lucas Lentsch, CEO of United Soybean Board.
Tasha Bunting, Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Commodity Programs and Food Systems provides an update.

Illinois Farm Bureau President Brian Duncan and Lyndsey Ramsey, IFB Director of Organizational Strategy discuss organizational member strategy.
We visit with Mary Kay Thatcher, Federal Government Relations for Syngenta, about what's on tap with the change in administration.  
We highlight Bill Deutch of DeKalb County, who is the Illinois Milk Producers Association Dairy Industry Service Award winner for 2024 
Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Local Government Ryan Tate provides an update.

Jennifer McDade, External Affairs with COUNTRY Financial discusses COUNTRY's collaboration with Heartland Community College for the new COUNTRY Financial Trail at Heartland and restoration of the prairie on the east side of the campus. 
Annie Schoetmer provides an Illinois Beef Association update. 
DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick details weekend warm up and December outlook.