We hear about a Counties of Excellence honor for the Cook County Farm Bureau in today’s show. We learn about Rules for the Road seminars coming up this winter. We talk about monthly Climate Webinars and finish Wednesday’s show with an update from Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs.

Tuesday’s show features a conversation with Congressional Quarterly’s Ellyn Ferguson. We hear from Senate Ag Committee chief economist John Newton and also highlight Illinois Counties of Excellence from the AFBF annual meeting. We finish the show talking weather with meteorologist Dan Hicks from Freese-Notis Weather.

We talk all things economy with Illinois Farm Bureau Senior Economist Mike Doherty on Monday’s show. We also recognize Illinois Counties of Excellence at the AFBF Annual Meeting in Puerto Rico. And we preview a new market week with Comstock Investments Joe Camp.

Friday’s show features Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards and Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine. We learn about the Most Endangered Historic Places List with Landmarks Illinois and talk garden catalogs with University of Illinois Extension’s Ken Johnson. We finish the show celebrating community pride with 100 years of the Winchester Invitational Tournament.

Thursday’s show features reaction to the EPA’s WOTUS rule from Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Environmental Policy Lauren Lurkins. We get an update from the Illinois Beef Association and Illinois Ag in the Classroom. We preview the Illinois Farm Bureau Governmental Affairs Conference. And the show finishes with a James Taylor interviewing a Dustin Hoffmann, not the musician and actor, but two farm broadcasters.

We preview the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Assication convention on Wednesday's show. We get an update from the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation and check in with Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Commodity & Livestock Programs Tasha Bunting.

Tuesday's show features Jennifer Smith discussing the 2023 scholarship application process for the IAA Foundation. We talk the auction market with Kurt Campbell from BigIron Auctions. We check in with the Illinois FFA officer team and finish the show talking weather with DTN Ag Meteorologist John Baranick.

The first show of the year features Illinois Farm Bureau's Raelynn Parmely highlighting 2023 nutrient stewardship and pollinator conservation grants. We learn about the Illinois High School Glory Days website which memorializes 1,200 closed or defunct schools in Illinois. We also preview a new market week with Comstock Investments' Joe Camp.

Our final show of the year features some of Jim Taylor's favorite conversations duirng 2022, including Sweet Corn Appreciation Day, State Fair Ag Day and the best concession stand pork chop sandwich.

We get an update from NRCS in today's show. We learn about USDA Rural Development funding for Country Classic Cars in Staunton. We also have some best of conversations from 2022--including new National FFA officer Gracie Murphy, Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Evan Hultine, and ISU student Abigail Herbert recruiting future Redbirds during the National FFA Convention.