RFD Radio’s Rita Frazer sits down with Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello II and Dr. Staci Slager, assistant state veterinarian, for an important and timely update on the impact of avian influenza in Illinois. Costello also announces a 30-day suspension on the exhibition or sale of poultry at swap meets, exhibitions, flea markets and auction markets.

In this heartwarming episode, Rita Frazer takes listeners to the Hultine family farm in Bureau County to talk to IFB Vice President Evan Hultine and his parents, Lynn and Kathy, about farm life, community service and persevering through tough times with humor.

Ryan Whitehouse, IFB director of national legislation, joins IFB President Brian Duncan to discuss President Donald Trump’s first days in office, expectations of the new Congress and how Illinois Farm Bureau plans to fight for farmers in Washington, D.C.

Mark Gebhards, IFB chief strategy officer, joins IFB President Brian Duncan to reflect on the issues and policies he navigated during his decades-long Farm Bureau career.

Agrivoltaics and apiculture are topics among the nearly two dozen policy proposals on tap for final debate at IFB's Annual Meeting. IFB Vice President Evan Hultine recaps 2024 action from the IFB Resolutions Committee and explains IFB's policy development process with Allie Speer, IFB assistant director of policy development & advocacy.

From developing policy to managing relationships, county Farm Bureau presidents hold tremendous power. AFBF President Zippy Duvall joins IFB President Brian Duncan to discuss the role of CFB presidents and Farm Bureau's grassroots policy development process in Episode 8, recorded at IFB's 2024 Presidents Conference.

What's next with the Family Farm Preservation Act and IFB's other state legislative priorites? Kevin Semlow, IFB executive director of governmental affairs and commodities, joins IFB President Brian Duncan to preview the 2024 fall state legislative session.

What drives Illinois and Ohio farmers to implement conservation practices? IFB Vice President Evan Hultine makes his pod debut to talk with Jordan Hoewischer, Ohio Farm Bureau director of water quality and research, about the H2Ohio program and other incentives for farm-level nutrient management strategies.

From drought to derechos, Illinois farmers make crop decisions around extreme weather conditions. But is this the new normal? Eric Snodgrass, principal atmospheric scientist for Nutrien Ag Solutions, joins IFB President Brian Duncan in Episode 5 to examine the weather outlook for the 2024 growing season.

Airplanes fueled by corn and soybeans? Illinois agriculture has a role in the evolving sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) marketplace, yet policy hurdles and production challenges remain. In Episode 4, Meg Whitty, LanzaJet vice president of corporate relations, joins IFB President Brian Duncan to explore what's at stake in SAF for Illinois farmers and the ethanol and aviation industries.