Wednesday's show features a conversation with newly crowned Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Paige VanDyke. Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller discusses new Farm Bill and her role on House Ag Committee. University of Illinois Extension’s Jay Solomon promotes Certified Livestock Training Workshops this winter. And Jon Rosensteel details his role on Illinois Corn Marketing Board.

Tuesday's show features a visit with Craig Vivian and Tammy LaPrad at Monmouth College. They detail the school’s Rural Education Initiatives program, which has received $750,000 in federal funding. Mike and Deb Hufendick from Hufendick Farm Market in Plainfield discuss USDA funding they’ve received to expand meat processing capacity.
Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford talks a developing winter storm expected to impact central and southern Illinois.

Monday's show features coverage from the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs 112th annual meeting in Spring. We hear from IAAF board president Jill Hardesty and director Tom Moore. We also chat with Kelly Honegger, new Fairbury Fair Board president. We finish the show previewing a new market week with Joe Camp from Comstock Investments.

Julie Hewitt, NREC previews the Insight Live event on February 9. Betsy Dirksen Londrigan from Everything Local conference last week on interaction with growers and matching them up with programs offered by the USDA. Lauren Lurkins talks about her involvement in an EPA Farm Ranch Rural Communities advisory Committee (FRRCC) and updates us on the WOTUS Lawsuit. Charlyn Fargo talks price of eggs, alternative sources of protein and what to cook when the weather turns cold.

IFB President Richard Guebert talks AFBF annual meeting including Illinois policy adoption.
Illinois Farm Bureau Consumer Engagement manager Gracie Pierson highlights the “We are the 96” ad campaign involving the Illinois Farm Families Coalition. Montgomery Farm Bureau Manager Katie Wilson introduces us to Carroll County Farm Bureau Manager Chas Heeren in her Manager to Manager segment. Alan Bjerga with the National Milk Producers Federation chats ag policy with a new Congress being seated.

Kelly Estes, State Ag Pest Survey Coordinator. Getting set for 2023 survey season and talks 2023 threats. Luke Allen, Program Advisor District 2 FCAE, Highlights three new ag programs being created next school year in his district. Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Local Government and Political Engagement Ryan Whitehouse previews Illinois Farm Bureau Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference on 2/14.

Tuesday’s show features a recap of the lame duck legislative in Springfield with Illinois Farm Bureau Director of State Legislation Kevin Semlow. We also get an update from the Illinois Soybean Association and talk weather with DTN agriculture meteorologist John Baranick.

Monday’s show features a conversation with Don Schaefer from the Mid-West Truckers Association. We also highlight the New Philadelphia historic site. We learn about an Attracting Rural Residents webinar and finish the show previewing a new market week with Comstock Investments Joe Camp.

Friday's show features an update from Mark Gebhards, who serves as Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities. We visit with Jackie Sambursky from the Illinois Department of Agriclutre at the Everything Local Conference. And we finish the show highlighlighting the undefeated Black Hawk College soil judging team.

Illinois Director of Ag Jerry Costello opened the Everything Local-Specialty Growers Conference in Springfield celebrating local foods partnerships and the Illinois programs that celebrate the diversity in the state. Celebrating 50 year 4-H leader Joyce Smith in Mercer County. OSF’s Dr. Kurt Bloomstrand on the importance of calling 911 for an ambulance rather than driving yourself and knowing CPR. wrap up with an Illinois Pork Producers update from Lana Shovlin.