Monday's show features a conversation about urban agriculture. State Conservationist Ivan Dozier touches on that topic along with many other conservation subjects including cover crops and agroforestry. We also hear from Angela Mason from the Windy City Harvest at the Chicago Botanic Garden. Mason has been appointed to U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's inaugural advisory committee on urban agriculture. The show finishes with Agrivisor's Karl Setzer previewing a new market week.

Friday’s show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Commodities and Governmental Affairs Mark Gebhaards. Among the topics he discusses---Ukraine/ag impact, USDA announcement of small processor funding and USDA FSA sign-up deadlines for ARC/PLC and extension of the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program signup. The show wraps up with Rita Frazer talking with GROWMARK’s Mike Turner. He will retire on Monday after a very successful career with a company and cooperative system that he loves. His career started with Jersey County FS while he was still in college, and lead him to the position of Vice President of Midwest Operations for GROWMARK.

Thursday's show features a conversation on the energy market with GROWMARK's Scott Wilson. We talk ice cream and milk products with Darin Copeland from Prairie Farms Dairy. Two FFA highlights are also featured on the show from Forreston and Pittsfield and DeLoss Jahnke wraps up the hour speaking about weed resistance issues involving soybeans with agronomist Joe Rickard from Winfield United.

RFD Today Wednesday edition covers plenty of topics. Rita Frazer has her boots on the ground covering Illinois Pork Expo 2022. We talk seed genetics with agronomist Robby Meeker from LG Seeds. We also get an update from Raghela Scavuzzo, Associate Director of Food Systems Development for Illinois Farm Bureau. And the show finishes with the U of I extension promoting a carbon markets educational program in Rock Island this week.

Tuesday’s show features a conversation with Brad Zwilling from Illinois FBFM. He discusses his latest piece in FarmDocDaily discussing agricultural debt and its impact on Illinois grain arms. We also hear from IL Corn president Marty Marr. He tells us about the Illinois Corn Marketing Board’s proposal to enhance marketing and promotion of Illinois corn by increasing the corn checkoff amount by a quarter cent per bushel. The final segment is devoted to weather with Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford.

Our President’s Day show begins with a conversation with Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Colleen Callahan. She provides details on a number of timely topics within IDNR. Next, we hear from Grant Hammer with the Association of Illinois Soil and Water Conservation Districts. He introduces us to the new S.T.A.R. (Saving Tomorrow's Agriculture Resources) operations manager and coordinator. We finish the show with a preview of the shortened market week with Agrivisor’s Karl Setzer.

The week finishes with Rita Frazer chatting with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Commodities and Governmental Affairs Mark Gebhards on a number of federal and state issues and also a wrap up of this week’s Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference. We preview National FFA Week with Illinois FFA president Adam Loker. Our final Friday segment promotes an Agriculture Needs Survey being promoted by the University of Illinois Extension.

February is Heart Health Month and we visit with Amy Rademaker, Rural Health and Farm Safety Program Coordinator with Carle's Community Health Initiatives and Dr. Robert Good, Internal Medicine Physician, located at Carle Mattoon on Hurst. The show finishes with RFD Radio's DeLoss Jahnke and Rita Frazer providing coverage from Wednesday's Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council program in Champaign. Guests include Jeff Kirwan, Dr. Andrew Margenot, and Austin Omer.

Today's show features wall to wall coverage from Illinois Farm Bureau's Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference. We hear from Adams County Farm Bureau president Brent Clair, Champaign County Farm Bureau manager Brad Uken, Madison County Farm Bureau manager Paige Langenhorst, Illinois Farm Bureau president Richard Guebert, and Peoria County Farm Bureau vice president Cheryl Walsh.

Raelynn Parmely shares watershed planning efforts with Rita Frazer. Jim Taylor visits with
FCAE update from Jennifer Waters ahead of National FFA Week and Kirk Builta, Champaign County Farm Bureau Foundation, talks about their Over the Edge fundraising program. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs. DeLoss Jahnke shares a weather report from John Baranick, DTN Ag Meteorologist.