We honor the Illinois Milk Producers Association Dairy Industry Service Award winner on today's show. We learn about the Central Illinois CEO program. We also get updates from the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association, Ag in the Classroom and Illinois Specialty Growers.

It's a Giving Tuesday themed show with two examples benefitting Ag in the Classroom. We also hear about the Hams for Hero's program with the Illinois Pork Producers Association. The final segment is with John Baranick, DTN ag meteorologist.

Monday's show features a conversation with University of Illinois Extension's Peggy Doty about apex predators and sightings in Illinois. We also highlight the Seneca FFA chapter. They finished third nationally in the Landscape/Nursery CDE at the National FFA Convention last month. We finish the show previewing a new market week with Comstock Investments Joe Camp.

Friday's show features an energy market conversation with GROWMARK's Scott Wilson. We celebrate the IHSA and IPPA's Pork & Pigskins Champion--Hall Township High School. We meet the new Illinois Corn Growers Association president. We wrap up the show with Pigskins with DeLoss, Rita and Jim.

Jim Taylor shares information on a proposed Basketball Coaches HOF and learn about the Bobblehead Museum, andidea of a Rockford, IL native. Wrap up talking to West Central HS Principal Jason Kirby. Their HS won the 8-man football championship, and he talks with Jim about being thankful.

Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Guebert previews the annual meeting. We hear from Illinois Farm Business Farm Management's Brad Zwilling. His latest piece in FarmDocDaily deals with rising interest rates and the impact on the farm. We check in at the Illinois Corn Growers Association's annual meeting. And we get an update from Darin Copeland with Prairie Farms Dairy.

Tuesday's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards. We hear comments from US Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack from the NAFB Convention in Kansas City last week. We talk about the power of "thank you" from a University of Illinois study. And we finish the show with an update from Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford.

Monday's show features a conversation with IDNR Director Colleen Callahan. We celebrate RFD Radio's Rita Frazer, who was named Farm Broadcaster of the Year last week at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting annual convention in Kansas City. We discuss Prop 12 with National Pork Producers Council Chief Legal Strategist Michael Formica. We finish the show previewing a new market week with Comstock Investments Joe Camp.

Rita Frazer visits with AFBF President Zippy Duvall. Robert White, Renewable Fuels Association, shares the future of ethanol. Stephanie Porter, Illinois Soybean Association Agronomist talks about the efforts of the Association to assist soybean producers.
Rita, DeLoss and Jim talk about the NAFB organization, their involvement and the importance of being involved and wrap up with Pigskin Picks.

We learn about the cost of the AFBF Thanksgiving meal with AFBF's Veronica Nigh. Illinois Farm Bureau's Raghela Scavuzzo provides an update on local food systems programs. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs talks unclaimed property, and we wrap up with a Pioneer Agronomy report.