The show begins with Illinois Farm Bureau's Lauren Lurkins providing an update on WOTUS and dicamba. Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson checks in from Washington to talk Farm Bill sub-committee work plus appropriations. We also hear from Michael Crowder, President of the National Association of Conservation Districts. Their Annual NACD meeting is coming up in two weeks. And DTN Agriculture Meteorologist John Baranick finishes up the show previewing this week's winter storm forecast.

Today's show features a conversation with Matt Woodruff from the National Waterways Foundation. He highlights a study detailing the efficiencies of inland waterways barge transportation.. We also chat with Pontiac High School agriculture teacher Jesse Faber. He is promoting a youth meat judging series for FFA and 4-H youth. Agrivisor's Karl Setzer wraps up the show previewing a new market week.

Today's show features a foreign policy expert from Bradley University, Angela Weck, breaking down the tensions between Russia and Ukraine. We also preview the Feb. 8 Double Crop Farmers' Forum with Mike Doherty and the Feb. 2 Hybrid Illinois Dairy Summit with Sharon Dodd. And Darin Copeland with Prairie Farms Dairy joins the show to tempt our taste buds.

Today's show features coverage from a Lock and Dam 15 tour in the Rock Island. Jim Taylor visits with Chief of Operations Tom Heinold with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District and Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos. The final segment of the show is with 2022 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Addisyn Calloni from Royalton.

Brad Zwilling, FBFM talks about working capital. Randy Graham, Curtis Orchard and President of Illinois Specialty Growers Assn. Scott Wilson, GROWMARK Energy. Luke Allen, FCAE recaps a study on Job Placement in ag careers. Information on a Better Bean event hosted by the Illinois Soybean Association on Thursday, January 27.

Many topics covered in today's RFD Today featuring contributions from the entire RFD Radio team. Rita Frazer talks all things conservation with NRCS state conservationist Ivan Dozier. DeLoss Jahnke provides coverage from the Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leaders Conference as he chats with keynote speaker Temple Grandin. Jim Taylor wraps up the show with Illinois N-REC research manager Dr. Shani Golovay and Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford.

Today’s show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards. Among the issues he discusses is lock and dam funding and livestock pricing transparency legislation. Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Colleen Callahan joins us to talk all things outdoors. The final segment is with Agrivisor’s Karl Setzer recapping last week’s market trends and previewing this week.

Dave Brown of WITY leads off the show highlighting the Midwest Ag Expo with Gary Manke set for Jan. 26-27 at Gordyville USA in Gifford. We celebrate Rita Frazer’s 32nd anniversary working in radio. Gayle Baker joins us to preview the Women Changing the Face of Agriculture career exploration event on March 4 in Galesburg. The final segment is with the University of Illinois Extension’s Duane Friend highlighting a timber sales program set for February 12.

A wide of array of content and guests on today's show. Rita Frazer visits with Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Guebert. Jim Taylor chats with new Illinois State Fair manager Rebecca Clark. We get a local foods and specialty growers update from Raghela Scavuzzo, IFB's associate director of food systems development. The final segment is with Jim Tarman from the Illinois Corn Growers Association, reacting to lock and dam funding, specifically Lock and Dam 25 on the Mississippi River.

Wednesday’s show features Grant Hammer Executive Director AISWCD and Alexa Lawson State Coordinator of the State Envirothon Contest-competition that starts with local and regional contests for Science or FFA teams. We also hear from Steve Zimmerman, Greenville-Bond County Unit 2- FFA Advisor. He will end his 34th year of teaching this spring and reflects on his time with his students and the community. We learn about the state’s snow removal process from IDOT’s Paul Wappel. Illinois Farm Bureau’s Ryan Whitehouse wraps up the show previewing the Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference in February.