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.

RJ Podeschi, Dean of the Tabor School of Business at Millikin University discusses the new Agribusiness Major at the school.
USDA food safety specialist Archie Magoulas talks Super Bowl Sunday food.
New President of Illinois Pork Producers Association is Chad Leman. He spoke with RFD Radio’s Rita Frazer at this week’s Illinois Pork Expo.

Congressional Quarterly’s Ellyn Ferguson joins the show to talk ag policy in Washington. She discusses proposed legislation to prohibit foreign adversaries from owning U.S. farmland.
Illinois Farm Bureau Environmental Program Manager Raelynn Parmely previews Mississippi North Central watershed planning meetings.
DTN AG meteorologist John Baranick provides latest weather update.

Luke Lish from McNay Truck Line in Quincy discusses labor market in trucking industry from Mid-West Truck and Trailer Show in Peoria.
Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood also from the truck and trailer show talks trucking issues.
Retiring Illinois Farm Bureau Senior Economist Mike Doherty provides reaction to the latest jobs report.
Comstock Investments Joe Camp previews a new market week.

Bill Bodine, Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs provides an update on the latest development with the Heartland Greenway project.
Viola farmer Chad Bell will be featured in an Illinois Farm Families Super Bowl TV ad promoting the “We are the 96” campaign. He talks about the experience.
Burke Minsley and Katie Hulsey with the US Geological Survey discuss the 2023 U.S. Geological Survey study of the Illinois River Basin.