It's Fall and the perfect time to plant a tree. Before heading out to pick your favorite, Gary Spyreas, the Research Scientist at U of I, has some great reasons you should make sure it is native in Illinois.

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What happens when a Biomathmatician meets COVID19? A whole lot of predictions and model tools, looking at the impact of competing strategies for containing COVID-19. Learn where we could be with the total number of cases reported by the end of 2020.

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Bill Graff, State Executive Director at Illinois, USDA Farm Service Agency joins RFD's Rita Frazer on this podcast.

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The old paycheck you never received, a dividend check from an insurance policy you never knew anything about, or a wedding ring your long lost aunt left you in her will, all things that can go unclaimed in Illinois. Find out what State Treasurer Micheal Frerichs is celebrating about unclaimed property in Illinois and what he just might have waiting for you.

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Are you frustrated trying to find good employees to work on your farm? Help is near! Illinois State University has an opportunity to engage with ag students looking for work after college this September.

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So much buzz going around about the rapid saliva test to detect COVID-19. Did you know it was developed at the University of Illinois? Dr. Martin Burke, a chemistry professor who helped to design the test, shares all the details on this podcast.

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Tom Heinold, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, steers us through an update on the lock and dam project in Southern Illinois.

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Recovering after a positive COVID test, Congressman Rodney Davis talks plans for the coming weeks.

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Meet Rodney Knittel, Illinois Farm Bureau's new Assistant Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Government Affairs.

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Congressman Adam Kinzinger weighs in with thoughts on National Debt and COVID.

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