The Illinois Natural Resources Conservation Service’s new assistant state conservationist for partnerships discusses his role and opportunities with an infusion of federal dollars. “With IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) funds, I foresee opportunities to use those to create new partnerships,” said Eric Gerth, who has been with NRCS for nearly 30 years.   Read more

Nearly 30 state attorneys general, including Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, asked Congress to adopt federal right-to-repair legislation. “It is about ensuring that farmers can repair their tractors for a reasonable price and quickly enough to harvest their crops,” they wrote in a letter to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.   Read more

“Developing new uses and markets for manure may result in both economic and environmental benefits,” authors of the study wrote. Learn more about existing and emerging technologies for increasing manure value for fertilizer and other uses.   Read more

Ron Moore of Warren County his wife, Deb, raise 1,800 acres of corn, soybeans and hay, and finish 150 feeder calves with their son Michael. From serving on state and national commodity boards to opening their farm to urban consumer tours, get to know Moore in this interview with RFD’s Rita Frazer. LISTEN HERE

In a weekly visit with the RFD Radio Network, Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards shares an update on state and national issues impacting agriculture, including the latest on “waters of the United States,” IFB’s Allies in Ag program, the Right to Repair and more. LISTEN HERE

Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert Jr. provides an update on state and national legislation during an interview in RFD Radio’s COUNTRY Financial Studio. WATCH AND LISTEN