Conversation with IDNR Director Colleen Callahan.
Jeff Adkisson, Executive Director of Grain and Feed Association of Illinois.
Markets with AgriVisor’s Karl Setzer

We hear from Ron Holevoet from Clinton County who was named the FB ACT member of the year and Sidney Stiers, a FFA Member who recently won the Creed Speaking contest at the National FFA Convention.

President Guebert on Supply and Demand Issues, AFBFs decision to not support Build Back Better and the Thanksgiving Meal Cost Survey. DeLoss talks to Newly Named GROWMARK CEO Mark Orr
Julie Hewitt with NREC gives a report. Tim Schweizer with IDNR talks about Firearm Deer season. Pioneer Agronomy Update

Lauren Lurkins recaps NLRS Partnership Conference and shares an update from the EPA Farmers and Ranchers Committee that she co-chairs. Illinois Director of Agriculture Jerry Costello talks harvest numbers, fall covers for spring savings, the Illinois Specialty Growers Block Grants. Dan Grant shares an interview with Dr. David Kohl and Michael Swanson from Wells Fargo at the Ag Bankers Conference. Illinois Soybean Association’s Mike Levin provides reaction to the infrastructure bill.

Kent Hodel, a farmer from Metamora, IL was named Master Farmer late this summer. DeLoss visits with him to learn about the family operation and succession plans. Jess Smithers, Director of Agriculture Programs at Richland Community College talks about a new barn and the plans for that facility in 2022. Farmer Harry Cooney from the field as harvest wraps up for some and continues for others-Cooney also talks about input prices, energy and commodity prices.
Weather with John Baranick, DTN Weather

Don Schaefer Mid-West Truckers Association details the Infrastructure Package for the industry and for Illinois. Schaefer also talks about the plans for the 2022 Mid-West Truck Show in Peoria in February. Derek Dunkirk Christian County farmer talks about harvest and the great partnership between grain and livestock and the financial benefits of using hog manure as fertilizer.
Field and Bean Segment with Rachel Peabody, Illinois Soybean Association. IHSA Partnership with Midwest Dairy to provide a virtual dairy farm tour on November 18. Markets with Agrivisor’s Karl Setzer.

Mark Gebhards visits with Rita Frazer to discuss the Infrastructure Package and what it means for Illinois agriculture, fertilizer prices and input costs and what is IFB working on to help. He finishes up his segment with information on Specialty Crop Block Grants available in Illinois. Rita then visits with Dr. Aaron Hager, U of I Weed Scientist with a 2021 growing season wrap-up, including comments on the current Dicamba conversation and his best tips for 2022. The Trio of Rita Frazer, DeLoss Jahnke and Jim Taylor then provide their Pigskin Picks to take us into the weekend.

Jackie Sambursky with the Illinois Department of Agriculture shares information on the Grain Tour sponsored by the IDOA virtually for the 2nd year and talks about other activities IDOA does to create new markets for Illinois products. Mary Klopfenstein, Illinois Farm Bureau Youth & Collegiate Coordinator, highlights the upcoming FFA BUILD Conference. This conference is sponsored by the IFB Family of Companies Youth Education Committee. Rita Frazer shares a Pioneer Fall Agronomy Report with Scott Eversgerd as he reports on harvest wrapping up in Clinton County. Eversgerd talks about fall fertilizer and an update on additional wheat acres going in this month.

Rodney Knittel, Illinois Farm Bureau Assistant Director of Transportation and Infrastructure, talks about the Federal Infrastructure package and what it means for Illinois, Knittel also talks about upcoming UCR registration deadline coming up for 2022 and gave early details for the 2022 Rules for the Road IFB Programs. Brent Clark of Saline River Farms describes the hope for a new pork and beef processing plant being built by a solid group of farmers and business partners in Williamson County. Alan Bjerga, National Milk Producers Federation, talks about global food standards and food labeling and previews the NMPF’s upcoming annual meeting. Jenny Ring Director of Communications Illinois Pork Producers shares details of the final four in the IHSA Pork and Pigskin Championship, Pork Power update for November and a grant program for 4-H and FFA groups.

Lauren Lurkins, Director of Environmental Policy, provides an update on environmental issues.
Max Webster, American Farmland Trusts Midwest Policy Manager, talks with Rita Frazer about the 2022 legislative efforts to ensure conservation funding for programs. Valerie Murbarger, Albion Grade School in Edwards County, was named the AITC Teacher of the year. She visits with Jim Taylor regarding this honor. Weather with Dan Hix, Freese-Notis Weather.