Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert discusses membership engagement, board strategy and Farm Bill.
The Livingston County Soil and Conservation District is featured with conversations with Chair Lee Bunting and Becky Taylor—Resource Conservationist.
We learn about Farm Rescue coming to Illinois with Marketing Program Manager Dan Erdman.
District 3 FCAE Coordinator Jennifer Waters promotes National FFA Week.

Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards recaps the Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference.
We celebrate National FFA Week with Illinois State FFA Treasurer Kate Colgan, who attended this week’s Grain and Feed Association of Illinois Annual Meeting in Peoria.
Mercer County farmer Chad Bell discusses his role in the “We are the 96” campaign.
DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick talks an active weather system impacting Illinois Wednesday.

We celebrate National FFA Week with the Prairie Central FFA officer team—including Carla Kilgus, Grace Lemenager, Hannah Miller and Ellie Ellis. They’re also members of the chapter’s national champion Dairy Cattle Evaluation Team and are raising funds for a trip to Scotland. Jennifer McCaffrey, Assistant Dean, Family and Consumer Science for University of Illinois Extension discusses listening sessions regarding Local Food Purchasing Assistance programs. Eric Relph with Comstock Investments previews a shortened market week.

IL Corn director Sarah Hastings reacts to this week’s Mexico corn decree. DeLoss Jahnke visits with Joe Miller at the Case IH booth at the National Farm Machinery Show.
Robbie McBeath from the Illinois Broadband Lab discusses broadband funding opportunities. He was a speaker at the Illinois Farm Bureau Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference.
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs with his monthly visit on the RFD Today.

Illinois Farm Bureau Association Director of Food Systems Development Reghela Scavuzzo recaps last month’s Everything Local conference and highlights a couple of upcoming programs.
DeLoss Jahnke from the National Farm Machinery Show highlighting the Kubota booth.
New Berlin farmer Marty Marr discusses his role in the “We are the 96” campaign.
We meet Lawrence County Farm Bureau Manager Kacie Haag in Katie Wilson’s Manager to Manager segment.

Wall to wall coverage from the Illinois Farm Bureau Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference.
IFB prez Rich Guebert discusses the importance of the event for the membership.
NCGA’s Neil Caskey provides reaction to the Mexico GMO corn decree
Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Environmental Policy Lauren Lurkins provides numerous updates.
U.S. EPA’s Rod Snyder served as GALC keynote speaker. He discussed why it’s important for the agency to be at events like GALC.

Valentine’s Day highlight on Keith & Heather Poppy. They share the story of relationship that got their start in Farm Bureau. Rodney Knittel, IFB Assistant Director of Transportation and Infrastructure talks about Rules of the Road programs and Driving Agriculture Forward scholarship now with additional sponsorships by Illinois Soybean Association. Weather with Dan Hix, Freese Notis weather.

Mid-West Truckers Association’s Don Schaefer recaps the Mid-West Truck and Trailer Show. He also discusses a couple of federal and state issues and provides an update on the labor shortage involving the industry.
Findlay, Illinois farmer Troy Uphoff details his participation in the National Corn Growers Association’s yield contest.
Comstock Investments’ Joe Camp previews a new market week.

Thursday's show includes regular updates from Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards and IDOA Director Jerry Costello. We discuss the impacts of a mild winter on the insect population with State Ag Pest Survey Coordinator Kelly Estes. We also talk truck driving labor issues with Jesse Merrell of NHH in Tipton, Indiana. Interview recorded at last weekend’s Mid-West Truck & Trailer Show in Peoria.