It's been an interesting season for Mississippi barge captain, Jimmy "JRock" Cheatham.  He is the pilot captain for Hines Furlong Line, Inc.  His  barge is 145 feet long, 48 feet tall and 45 feet wide.  Add to that the 6000 horsepower engines and crew - and that's a lot of responsibility!  He visits with Kiley Allan about the navigational challenges he saw this year, and what expects to see next spring dependent on tariff momentum.

Hang up the holiday lights today if you don't want to battle Mother Nature.  That's the advice from Stu Muck.  He says that there will be a dramatic change in weather beginning this weekend.

Wisconsin has some wonderful agriculture architecture that dots the state.  However, not all our agricultural structures are going to make it.  Ben Jarboe discusses the situation with John Sisulak, owner of silodemo.com from Edgerton.  He's a silo demolition expert. He says today he's called on to take down concrete-stave silos for the most part, but he's also brought down Harvestore or sealed units too.  Safety, he says, is the number one issue he works with.

There's a new coalition that's working to help rural residents deal with family members facing memory loss and dementia.  Pam Jahnke explains the collaboration between  the Iowa College of Public Health, the University of Illinois Chicago, the University of Illinois Extension Service, and the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health. Get up to $50 for surveys and feedback, if you’re eligible.

On Thursday Mike Berg from Lafayette County was named the 2025 Wisconsin Leopold Conservation award winner.  Pam Jahnke visits with Berg about his commitment to erosion control as he farms along the Pecatonica River. His father, Byron, started the legacy in the 50's, and Mike hopes the next generation's inspired by what he and his wife Diane have done to date.

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