RFD Today

Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Program Coordinator Vanessa Wright provides an update. Julie Hewitt from the Illinois Nutrient Research & Education Council previews the Investment Insights Live Conference. Megan Dieken, Illinois Farm Bureau Farm Development Program Manager promotes the Wheat and Dairy Forum. DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick details January weather.

Monday's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Govrnmental Affairs Kevin Semlow. Coverage from the Illinois Assocaition of Agricultual Fairs includes interviews with outgoing IAAF president Jill Hardesty and Director at Large Tom Moore. We preview a new market week with Commstock Investments Joe Camp.

Don Schaefer with the Mid-West Truckers Association promotes the Mid-West Truck & Trailer Show. Chris Jacques with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources discusses chronic wasting disease impact the state’s deer population in northern Illinois. Eric VanAsdale with COUNTRY Financial talks frozen pipe prevention. Paige VanDyke reflects on her reign as Miss Illinois County Fair Queen.

Ryan Tate, Associate Director of Local Government for Illinois Farm Bureau highlights some of IFB policy as it relates to rural development. Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs provides a monthly update. We meet an Ag in the Classroom volunteer named Ms. Aggie from Knox County. IFB Associate Director of Transportation and Infrastructure offers some winter weather transportation reminders.

We get a monthly update from State Ag Pest Survey Coordinator Kelly Estes. We hear from Brad Thornton from Mississippi State University, who is project lead for a new CRP Menu web tool. Input is being sought from Illinois farmers in February at meetings in Gilman, Sycamore, and Quincy.

Tuesday's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau President Brian Duncan. Illinois Farm Bureau Consumer Engagement Manager Gracie Pierson provides a 2024 update. Freese-Notis Weather meteorologist Paul Otto breaks down a winter storm impacting Illinois.

We showcase a new segment today, titled "This is IFB" as we highlight Knox County member Tom O’Connor. We talk Ag in the Classroom with Ginny Rusteberg from Monroe County. Joe Camp with Commstock Investments previews a new market week.

Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow and IFB Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine provide key 2024 updates. We visit with the Sherrard FFA Horse Evaluation CDE team, which finished third in the nation.

Kevin Daugherty provides an update on Illinois Ag in the Classroom. We get a progress report on the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation Class of 2025. University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Eucator Ken Johnson discusses uses for the discarded Christmas tree.

Illinois Farm Bureau Environmental Program Manager Raelynn Parmely highlights Pollinator Conservation Grant and Nutrient Stewardship Grant winners. We check in with a few members of the Illinois FFA state officer team at the midway point of their term. We get an update from Jennifer Smith with the IAA Foundation.

University of Illinois Extension's Duane Friend discusses a webinar presentation he will host this week titled "Is Illinois in the new tornado alley?" We visit with Taylorville FFA member Jay Bliler. DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick talks about the potential for a signifcant winter weather system impacting Illinois next week.

Illinois Farm Bureau's Chris Davis and Mark Raney break down the Paid Leave For All Workers Act. We visit with Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee Chair Jenna Severs. Commstock Investments Joe Camp previews a new market week.

A best of conversation from the year woth 101 year old farmer Donnie Peterson from Aledo. Rachel Brown discusses mental health issues on the farm. Farm author Michelle Houts from an Ag in the Classroom from Earlier in the Year,

Champaign County 4-H member Delaney Smith highlights her participation in an international exchange program. Richland Community College President Cris Valdez discusses the potential for $20-to-$50 million in federal funding for workforce training programs to serve the Decatur and Macon County areas

Adam Nielsen, Director of National Legislation & Policy Development reflects on his years at the Illinois Farm Bureau. Nielsen retires at the end of the month, after 23 years of service. Diane Fleming talks about her 50 years of service with IFB working with the state Women’s Committee, youth programs and Young Leaders. Illinois Farm Bureau's Raghela Scavuzzo talks local foods. Megan Baker, a...

KJ Johnson with the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association previews the IFCA annual convention in January and recaps 2023. Susan Moore with the IAA Foundation discusses funding for Ag in the Classroom and scholarship programs. Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford talks Decmber weather.

Special holiday edition show with Illinois Farm Bureau's DeAnne Bloomberg and Jolene Neuhauser. We also preview a shortened market week with Commstock Investment's Joe Camp.

Friday's show begins with an update from Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow. We talk famland market with David Smith from Sullivan Auctioneers, highlighting some recent sales. We learn about a significant estate gift benefitting the ag program at Black Hawk College East in Henry County.

An update from Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards as he outlines the next steps in the Organizational Member Strategy. Greg Goodwin, Illinois Corn Growers Director of Precision Conservation Management gives the details of the Farmers for Soil Health program. In the later half of the show, we visit with USDA Rural Development Director Betsy Dirksen Londrigan. She highlights grants and programs of...

John Heiser, FCAE District 1 Director, provides an update on Ag Ed programs. Shelby Leick, American Farmland Trust talks about the AFT completing an Illinois EPA Watershed-Based Plan which advances water quality goals in the Vermilion Headwaters Watershed. Meet Justin Lewis, new business developer for the Illinois Livestock Development Group. We then visit with Prairie Farms Dairy's Darin Copeland...

We get a holiday travel update from Illinois Department of Transportation's Paul Waupel. Illinois Farm Bureau's Ryan Whitehouse then previews the upcoming Governmental Affairs Leadership Conference and we conclude with a weather update from DTN's John Baranick.

Scott Heiberger, National Farm Medicine Center, discusses rural childcare. Grace Woodrow from Hamilton County and a student at Murray State University, speaks about her opportunity to sing the National Anthem at the Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. She also highlights her ag background. Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.

Friday’s show features updates from Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director and Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow and Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello. We talk reach of the We are the 96 campaign with Illinois Farm Bureau Consumer Engagement Manager Gracie Pierson. We visit with State Reps. Tony McCombie and Norine Hammond in a conservation from the Illino...

Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Raney and Chris Davis break down the “Paid Leave for All Workers Act” that takes effect Jan. 1 in Illinois. We highlight Chris Magnuson and Dean Dittmar, who were both honored at this month’s Illinois Farm Bureau Annual Meeting. We get an update from Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs.

Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Rodney Knittel discusses the upcoming Rules for the Road sessions. We hear from retiring Illinois Farm Bureau Board of Director Gary Speckhart. This month’s Katie Wilson County Farm Bureau Manager to Manager segment is with Grace Clark from DeWitt County.