Podcasts about east central illinois

Advanced Practice Provider Tamara Gorman, APRN, shares insight and practical advice about managing diabetes including diet, medications and technology. Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

Sports Medicine Physician Andy Bays, MD, talks about a new treatment for joint pain called Iovera. It uses extreme cold to stop nerves from sending pain signals to your brain. Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

When Darla Grigg was diagnosed with cancer, she had the choice to wait until after the holidays for treatment or start right away. Hear about her journey, it's ups and downs and rewards.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

Every man has a prostate gland that can become problematic as they age. Most common is BPH or enlarged prostate. SBL Urologist Julia Fiuk, MD, talks about all things related to the prostate gland in this podcast.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

Confused about weight loss medications and what might be right for you? Advanced Practice Provider Andrew McDevitt from Sarah Bush Lincoln talks about how these drugs evolved from diabetes medications to weight loss wonder. He'll explain how they work, side effects and more.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

Lung cancer screening is vital to detecting cancer early, when it is easier to treat and more likely to be cured. Interventional Pulmonologist, Preeti Patel, MD, explains how the screening works and who should be getting this potentially life-saving test.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

This podcast recounts the story of one man's heart incident that proved almost fatal. We'll hear from that man, Kirk Fessenbeck as well as the cardiologist who first saw him in the ER and the interventional cardiologist who performed his heart cath.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

A key to success after a knee or hip replacement is physical and occupational therapy. In this podcast Physical Therapist Beth Jensen and Occupational Therapist Molly Bailey talk about how they help people pre- and post-surgery get back on their feet, living without joint pain.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

This weeks "Breakfast Bribe" was for the "Homeless Veterans".. The 15th annual THUNDER RIDE is coming up Saturday August 3rd in Danville! It benefits Veterans in East Central Illinois & West Central Indiana! The thought of one of our heros homeless is crazy, and you can do something about it! Registration begins at 9am at Fatman's Warehouse 138 N. Vermilion in Danville IL! Kickstand up at 11, all vehicles welcome! 50/50 drawing, raffles, auctions, music, food & more!  Win a trip to French Lick Resort & Spa! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Providing constant care for a loved one can challenge even the most resilient person. That's why it's critical for caregivers to ask for help and take a break when they need it. Meagan Schaefer, Licensed Social Worker from Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice talks about the value of respite care.Support the Show.Sarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

The grief that comes from the loss of someone close to us can impact us in different ways. SBL Hospice Bereavement Counselor Dakota Jones addresses the questions we all have about dealing with grief and offers a variety of coping strategies.Support the Show.Sarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

Hospice provides specialized care for people nearing the end of life. A team of specialists offers comfort and care to the patient and their loved ones. Meagan Schaefer and Shelby Utter from SBL Hospice provide more information and insight into the world of hospice care.Support the Show.Sarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

Colon cancer is one of the most preventable cancers. A colonoscopy is the gold standard, yet many adults simply avoid it. Sarah Bush Lincoln Gastroenterologist Jaymon Patel, talks about the causes and symptoms of colon cancer. Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 150-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

RSV can strike anyone at any age, but for the very young and older adults it can become a serious medical issue. In this podcast we'll learn about the virus, the symptoms, and a new vaccine for adults. Our guests are Kara Jolly, MD, and James Polek, MD, from Sarah Bush Lincoln Family Medical Center.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

Compassion fatigue and burnout can happen to anyone and while they are related, they have distinct outcomes of exposure. Chelsea Allen-LaBaume, LPC, from Sarah Bush Lincoln will address the causes and symptoms of both and provide ideas coping.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

You don't have to be an elite athlete or a certain age to seek care from a sports medicine physician. Dr. Andy Bays from Sarah Bush Lincoln, provides comprehensive, non-operative orthopedic care, including ultrasound-guided injections. Learn more about the field of sports medicine and how it may be able to help you.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

Eisenhower famously said “Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field.” That resonates with a lot of farmers who know the theory of farming doesn't always directly translate to the practice. Farmer and agronomist Frank Rademacher joins us to talk about what's working on his farm in East Central Illinois, and the work he does as a conservation agronomist with The Nature Conservancy. Frank discusses the theory vs the practice when it comes to soil health, what has worked and what hasn't worked on his farm, how they've arrived at some of their current practices, and a little bit on Frank's work with retailers on behalf of The Nature Conservancy.  “What we kind of found is we were doing diverse mixes, kind of buying into some of that messaging that diverse mixes are always best. And again, I think that's kind of where the theory versus in practice discussion happens because we would have some harsh winters and no snow cover. And so some of those species would not overwinter. And so, we start off on a bad foot if we're really depending on cover crops and we can't get the consistency. So what we've really tried to build over time is a portfolio of cover crops that perform consistently.” - Frank Rademacher Frank found a passion for agronomy while in college, and started helping his father implement some conservation practices on their farm. Over the past 10 years, Frank and his father have gone 100% no-till and insecticide-free on their 600 acre farm. They've also ramped up their cover crop program which includes using a roller-crimper and high biomass cover crops. Frank also works as a conservation agronomist with The Nature Conservancy, where part of his focus is working with ag retailers and other farmer advisors to add conservation advice to their business models.  “I understand what some of the environmental goals that Illinois has set out are and I also understand that some of these things are difficult to do at the farm level. And so, how do we scale conservation? That's a lot of what we look at now is not only shaping that cover crop mix to be a little bit more flexible, depending on spring weather, but also just understanding the operation as a whole.” - Frank Rademacher This Week on Soil Sense: Meet Illinois farmer and conservation agronomist Frank Rademacher Explore the balance Frank is finding between operational success and incorporating conservation practices Thank you to the Soy Checkoff for sponsoring this Farmers for Soil Health series of the Soil Sense podcast. This show is produced by Dr. Abbey Wick, Dr. Olivia Caillouet, and Tim Hammerich, with support from the United Soybean Board, the University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Health Institute. If you are interested in what soil health looks like in practice and on the farm, please subscribe and follow this show on your favorite podcast app, and leave us a rating and review while you're there. Check out the Farmers for Soil Health website at FarmersForSoilHealth.com. 

Farmer Joe Rothermel joins the show to talk about cover crops, strip tillage, and experiments he's trying on his farm in East Central Illinois. Joe is the fifth generation to operate his farm and he is someone who loves new ideas and approaches and is always experimenting with new ways to improve his farm. He is motivated to find ways to lower his inputs while maintaining profitable yields.  “I have an air seeder where I can plant twin rows in between the bean rows. So then we went in and planted various clover mixes. So, what I'm going to try and do is modify the platform so it pushes down the cover crops in between the bean rows so we can cut the beans and leave the cover crop. We're just trying to have our cake and eat it too. That's basically what we're trying to do. I don't know if this is going to work. It all depends on the weather, just like anything else in farming, but... if we could get 30 bushel beans and 75 pounds of nitrogen I think that'd be kind of cool.” - Joe Rothermel Joe originally thought he wanted to be a crop duster. He ultimately decided he didn't quite have the right personality for it, but it led him into a career in the aerospace industry. In the mid 1990's he came back to the family farm and took over which is where he has been ever since. At that time his father had been incorporating no-till practices for years and in his retirement he continued to encourage Joe to pursue soil health with cover crops. Despite some early mistakes, Joe continued these efforts and has found some real success. “My goal has always been to try and minimize inputs, chemicals, fertilizer, and trying to at least maintain yield. I'm not trying to be a corn yield champion or anything like that. I would like to maintain yields and reduce input costs.” - Joe Rothermel This Week on Soil Sense: Meet East Illinois farmer Joe Rothermel and explore his use of cover crops and strip tillage as well as ongoing experiments he is trying on his farm Discover the process Joe took to incorporate cover crops into his operation and the different techniques he is attempting Thank you to the Soy Checkoff for sponsoring this Farmers for Soil Health series of the Soil Sense podcast. This show is produced by Dr. Abbey Wick, Dr. Olivia Caillouet, and Tim Hammerich, with support from the United Soybean Board, the University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Health Institute. If you are interested in what soil health looks like in practice and on the farm, please subscribe and follow this show on your favorite podcast app, and leave us a rating and review while you're there. Check out the Farmers for Soil Health website at FarmersForSoilHealth.com. 

Vaping may seem like a safer alternative than smoking tobacco products, but this unregulated product can be addicting and pose serious health problems. Sarah Bush Lincoln Respiratory Therapist Don Tucker provides insight on the health hazards of vaping, especially in young people.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

One result of the pandemic has been an increase in mental health issues in children. Sarah Bush Lincoln Pediatrician Sanjay Garg, MD, talks about why this is happening and signs your child might be experiencing mental health issues such as anxiety or depression.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn

Jason Webster, Lead Agronomist Precision Planting, Pontiac Innovation Center, talks about 2023 research and visitors coming from around the world to the center this summer. Randy Niver, DeKalb Asgrow Agronomist from East/Central Illinois, on short corn and yield potential.

Struggling with depression or anxiety either during or after pregnancy is very common, yet difficult to talk about. In this Health Styles podcast Licensed Clinical Social Worker Tara Biarkis and Labor and Delivery nurse Jessica Skidmore, RN,  share insights on maternal mental health and when to seek help. Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedInTwitter

Pelvic floor dysfunction, refers to a wide range of disorders such as incontinence and pelvic pain. These issues occur when muscles of the pelvic floor are weak, tight or torn. For some people, physical therapy can be a life changer. Learn more from our guest, Shelby Niebrugge, from Sarah Bush Lincoln Physical Therapy.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedInTwitter

If this is the year you decide to get fit, Exercise Specialist Seth Bland from Sarah Bush Lincoln is here to provide you information and advice from getting prepared and setting goals to exercise frequency and recovery Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedInTwitter

Chelsea Allen-LaBaume, LPC, from Sarah Bush Lincoln addresses the what, why and how to set boundaries in your relationships.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedInTwitter

Chelsea Allen-LaBaume, LPC, from Sarah Bush Lincoln talks about ways to help children manage and regulate big emotions.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedInTwitter

Heidi was diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer.  After a year of treatment consisting mostly of chemotherapy, her brain was found to be affected by the disease as well. She has since undergone three gamma knife procedures.  The side effects from the gamma knife have been manageable, mostly just fatigue and some cognitive difficulties.  Despite all this, Heidi says she feels mentally stronger than before her diagnosis and is better able to prioritize what's important in her life.About Heidi:Heidi Punke Brown lives in East Central Illinois on her fourth-generation family farm with her husband, Dave. She is a Certified Public Accountant with a focus on the agriculture industry. Heidi also spent several years as a Math Interventionist in a public school district. She was diagnosed with Metastatic Breast Cancer (Stage IV) in July 2019. It was a de novo diagnosis with mets to her liver, spine and adrenal gland. Since then, it has also spread to her brain. Heidi is an active member of Uniplace Christian Church and loves music, especially playing the piano and singing. She is the inspiration behind Heidi's Hope Boxes with the purpose of advocating for My Density Matters. Resources mentioned in this episode:Survivingbreastcancer.org:https://www.survivingbreastcancer.org/Eventshttps://www.survivingbreastcancer.org/eventsHeidi's Hope Box:https://powerplanter.com/drills-and-augers/gardening-augers/pink-gardening-tools-for-breast-cancer-awareness-pink-october/My Density Matters:https://mydensitymatters.org/Text  "Check Your Chart" to 211411. Support the show

Sarah Bush Lincoln Cardiologist B. Lakshmi talks about the range of screenings used to determine heart disease and risk for having a heart attack including EKG, stress test, cholesterol and calcium CT score.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedInTwitter

Dakota Jones, from Sarah Bush Lincoln Hospice talks about the benefits of mindfulness and how simple techniques can ease anxiety, improve memory and regulate emotions.Support the showSarah Bush Lincoln is a 149-bed, not-for-profit, regional health system located in East Central Illinois. Follow us on: Faceboook InstagramLinkedIn...

In this episode we visit with Frank Rademacher, a farmer from East Central Illinois with several years experience in sustainable practice changes on his farm.  Frank and his family farm a corn and soybean rotation and have been continuously been practicing no-till and cover cropping for the last 5-8 years. Using strategies like crimping high biomass cover crops, they're reducing synthetic use, growing non-GMO crops while building soil organic matter.  Frank has a bachelor's in Crop Science and Integrated Pest Management and currently works as a conservation specialist for Precision Conservation Management, a program funded by IL Corn/Soybean Associations. In this role he helps local farmers implement more conservation practices by providing economic/data, agronomy, and funding support.        

Unknown 0:16Good afternoon, everybody. It is Friday, October 15. Then we have, we're going to discuss the weather synopsis for the United States.Unknown 0:25We're going to start off there's four different air masses that are influencing our country at big time. Let's start off with number one high pressure systems situated over Georgia this afternoon, we'll be continuing to move south east right off of the coast by tomorrow morning. This high pressure system is pumping a South flow of warm and even humid air off the east coast bringing well above normal temperatures. In fact, this is unseasonably warm heat, double In fact, this is a late summer season weather pattern that's happening on the East Coast today. Temperatures might be breaking records south of the Mid Atlantic area, perhaps in North Carolina or South Carolina. But when you go up further north records probably will not be broken but it will be warm. With high temperatures in Baltimore, mid May be Upper 80s, Washington DC, mid 80s. Philadelphia, probably low 80s. And tomorrow, we're even going to continue to see temperatures probably low 80s for Baltimore, even 80 degrees for Philadelphia tomorrow, but as seabreeze will develop in Atlantic City highs only in the mid 70s. Let's go back to today because I just want to know what is the audience feel? What What do you feel about temperatures being in the 80s? Those on the East Coast?Unknown 1:45It's like late summer it's like not too hot, but it's just amazing. What do you guys feel? That is complainer response? That's what I thought because that's what I would feel. It's alrea for sure. But you know, in Baltimore I want to know, oh, this isUnknown 2:13but how do you guys feel in Baltimore over the fact that it's almost going to be warm enough to break a record? but not quite. Yeah, I love breaking records. And that's just too bad that we don't get to break a record. But it's gonna be warm as we said, nonetheless. I want everybody to realize the following this is a very unique in the Chicago Tribune. It said the cold this temperature yesterday was eight degrees and it occurred. I get ready for this. Get ready for this one. It occurred 37 miles south east of this little town in Utah. The newspaper I don't remember. But the newspaper mentions the little town. Now I want to know. Like if it's if it reached if the warmest temperature. Yesterday was in St. Louis, with the newspapers say the warmest temperature was 300 miles southwest of Chicago, Illinois. It would just say the actual town. So why does it say 37 miles south east? Why would it do that? Again, no wouldn't do that by Chicago or St. Louis. Why would it do that then? Isn't that strange? That really is strange. That needs a tremendous explanation. Where who has this weather station isn't someone's on someone's roof? Like what? Where is it? What How come this place doesn't have the name of a town. The Chicago Sun Times agrees but the temperature the coldest temperature in the US was eight degrees. But it says it wasn't body Park, California. They actually have some clarity. I know it's so nice to have clarity. But you know what is nice to do is to have clarity. It's so awesome to have humor to have humor that Chicago Tribune 37 miles Don't you want to check that requires like an investigation and I hope you're listening to the instruments in the background because you know, it's definitely requires an investigation and those that those instruments the experience over here, don't they? Now let's go ahead and pull ahead with the warmest temperature in the US now that we mentioned the coldest the warmest temperature was in Falcon Lake, Texas once again. Falcon Lake Texas with a high temperatureUnknown 4:58of I completely forgot what the high temperature was. I think it was 102 degrees. If it was 102, what is the audience feel about that? About a being 102?Unknown 5:24No response. No response, I guess why should that get a response anyways, it was just it was 102 degrees. That's maybe wasn't under into, but I'm pretty sure it was. As again, we have that unseasonally warm air on the East Coast chances of showers and thunderstorms off in the southeast part of this country, especially Florida. Periodic showers also up in the New England area, higher chances occur in the western parts of the area. But by tomorrow, we're going to see showers and thunderstorms develop all across the East Coast. However, the instability is not as intense as it usually is when a vigorous cold front goes by. But nonetheless, rain and possibly even heavy could occur. That's what's going on today, we have a strong storm system located off in the East Central Illinois. And that storm system has a barometric pressure of 29.7, it's going to be moving to just north of Cleveland, today, it's going to be strengthening to 29.5 as it does, and then continue into southern Ontario, into Canada, strengthening to 29.3, that's actually considered rapid intensification of a storm system. I know I also love it when storms intensify so rapidly, that's just I definitely love it when it does that. So I'm glad the crowd agrees in the on that along the storm system along the way. associated with the storm system, we have a cold front going all the way down into South Texas temperatures ahead of the front or in the 90s in Houston, Texas. But most areas are in the 80s for the southern part of the US ahead of the front and the 70s. When you head to the northern parts of the United States ahead of the front, behind the front, we have temperatures in the 50s for the northern half of the US in the 60s for the southern half. But then you when you go down into Texas temperatures are in the 70s. So it's certainly a 20 degree difference. But heading to the front and behind the front. The one of these articles pointed out that people should be on the lookout for the heavy rains associated with this fun and storm system. Especially because waterlogged trees, waterlogged trees. I know who's ever heard of this waterlogged trees might may fall on powerlines. And people may use lose electricity. I've heard of snow covered trees falling, especially with leaves. I've heard of wind blowing down trees or tornadoes, but waterlogged trees falling down on the powerlines. I hope the audience is not laughing at the fact that people are going to be losing power. Because that, I mean, what is the audience feel about that? Thank God, so I still have people with sensitivity in my audience. That's wonderful weather enthusiasts with sensitive sensitivity. It's just the waterlogged the trees. I'mUnknown 8:49not even sure exactly who were laughing at. I don't know if we're laughing at but something's funny. IUnknown 8:57just don't know what, in any case. Okay. In any case, that's really what they're saying. People should be careful about that. Is that one of the results of climate change that we're seeing an increase of waterlogged trees over the years.Unknown 9:20Now, I don't really mean to make fun of climate change. It's just it's just something other people do. So I decided to do it. But it's funny nonetheless, even you know, you could take climate change seriously no issue with that at all. We could have spoken about that on different podcasts. In any case. Moving right along over here. We have the this is a good one. Actually. When you go into Indiana in places to the east, this Storm Prediction Center has put those areas in a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms. That means a 10% chance for severe weather within a 25 mile radius. The only problem is the National Weather Service says they really don't know if there's enough instability to even produce a storm. So there's very little chance for a thunderstorm, chances of a severe weather are higher than a thunderstorm. That's just impossible. So let's just assume there's a 10% chance for both. But I don't really think that's true either. It's probably there's probably just people are expressing their chances differently. And that's perhaps what's going on over here. But the moving Okay, we covered the East Coast we covered in the system here in the US. Let's go over now to the west coast and discuss the developing situation over in Los Angeles. Santa Ana winds are developing perhaps because of a high pressure system located on the border of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. That high pressure system is going to be moving into Texas tomorrow, but let's stay focused on to the list.This transcript was generated by https://otter.ai

Launched in 2009, Chambanamoms.com is one of the most valuable online resources for residents in East Central Illinois — and not only for moms. In this episode Laura Bleill and I discuss masks, resilient kids, the behavior of parents in other states, her website's top posts during the pandemic, and more.Links• Chambana Moms• Chambana SeniorsContactEmail Steve at steve@holstein.co or visit holstein.co/contact/Get the newsletter at holstein.co/newsletterRate and review this podcastIn Apple podcasts please give it a bunch of stars and leave a review. On other devices please visit https://bit.ly/HoCoPodchaserTranscriptView the transcript at http://holstein.co/7520-laura-bleill/

My guest: Jon Moore, Director of the Institute of AviationOne of the best aviation schools in the nation is located here in East Central Illinois. In this episode I talk to Jon about how you can become a pilot, the industry's pilot shortage, flight simulators (professional and Microsoft), turbulence, and more.Links• Parkland College Institute of Aviation• Institute of Aviation on FacebookContactEmail Steve at steve@holstein.co or visit holstein.co/contact/Get the newsletter at holstein.co/newsletterRate and review this podcastIn Apple podcasts please give it a bunch of stars and leave a review. On other devices please visit https://bit.ly/HoCoPodchaserTranscriptView the transcript at http://holstein.co/7519-jon-moore

Jim flies solo this month down to East Central Illinois.  The old man next to him says "no catfish in this lake".  Will that portend disaster?

Monday on Adams on Agriculture DTN Sr meteorologist Bryce Anderson gives a wet and cooler forecast for much of the country but dry weather concerns continue for some, AFBF tax specialist Pat Wolff outlines concerns over proposals for capital gains taxes and Matt Bennett with AGMarket.net gives a planting update from East Central Illinois and his market outlook.

For the third time since the podcast launched, bees are a topic — but only briefly. Former Champaign Dept. of Public Works Director Dennis Schmidt has taken up beekeeping as a hobby. We talk about this for a few minutes before learning how un-flat East Central Illinois is and what the bar Pia's has to do with it.Links and photos at holstein.coEmail Steve at steve@holstein.co or visit holstein.co/contact/Get the free newsletter at holstein.co/newsletter

As Craig & Eric are snowed out in April, they take a minute to discuss On Farm Discovery, M.O.M, and the environment with the one and only Dr. Howard Brown. Cold Water Imbibition is at the forefront with the precipitation and temperatures in East Central Illinois, so Craig & Eric dive into talking about what it is and why it's impactful in the first 24-48 hours. They conclude the Episode with a broad view on Carbon Credits and how they are impacting the agriculture industry.

As the Corporate Director of Exercise Physiology for the world-famous Canyon Ranch wellness resorts, Mike Siemens knows a thing or two about food. And health. And how the two go together. The good. The bad. and how we get back to post Pandemic health. His love for food began as a kid growing up in East Central Illinois, walking the fence row, searching for wild asparagus. Don’t know what “exercise physiology” is? Have a listen and Mike will explain.Photo Courtesy of Mike Siemens & Canyon Ranch.Let's Talk About Food is powered by Simplecast.

As the title of this episode suggests, we are starting to see warmer temperatures in East Central Illinois. Those warmer temperatures allow us to begin the outdoor tasks like removing invasive plant species and burning up the cuttings. We also have been able to check on the honeybees. We may have lost one colony over … Continue reading "163-It is Almost Spring at the Farm"

Today, Evan and Nate sit down with Matt Young, President and Founder of the Finch Research Network (FiRN), to talk finches. They begin by discussing birds they are currently seeing. This week Evan went twitching to find a Gyrfalcon and stumbled across a Great Black Backed Gull in Central Illinois. Nate went looking for the Ivory Billed Woodpecker and Roadrunners in Arkansas, but struck out on both.In our discussion, Matt gives us a brief overview of FiRN, its mission statement, and what the future holds for FiRN. We talk Grosbeaks, Crossbills, Lawrence Goldfinches, and Redpolls. Matt provides great insight on the different types of these birds. Specifically, he explains which types we may be seeing in Illinois. Our last topic involved Common versus Hoary Redpolls. A previous guest, Colin Dobson, recently ran across what he thought was a Hoary Redpoll in East Central Illinois. Matt provides some excellent ID tips, scientific data, and his own experience after looking at "more Redpolls that any human should." Matt's finch knowledge absolutely blew us away and we think you too will have to listen to the episode twice to digest everything he throws at you.Happy listening and Happy Birding! Matt's BiographyMatt has been observing and enjoying nature since a very young age. He’s lived in Central New York the past 22 years and it was during this time when he really started studying everything from birds to orchids, and bogs and fens. Matt received his B.S. in Water Resources with a minor in Meteorology from SUNY-Oneonta and his M.S. in Ornithology from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry/Syracuse University in 2003. Matt did his masters research on avian diversity in restored wetlands of central New York at the Great Swamp Conservancy. He was a Regional Editor of the Kingbird for 10 years, the state ornithological journal in New York, was an Adjunct Professor in Environmental Studies at SUNY-Cortland, and currently teaches an Intro to Birding class for Cornell University and is the Board Chair at The Wetland Trust.He worked at the Cornell Lab across 15+ years where he did extensive field work for the Lab’s Cerulean and Golden-winged Warblers atlas projects, and was project lead on the Lab’s first Finch Irruptive Bird Survey for Bird Source in 1999. He was the Collections Management Leader/Audio Engineer at the Macaulay Library ~12 years where he edited sounds for several Merlin packs around the world in addition to being the lead audio engineer on guides, the Songs of the Warblers of North America, Audubon Society Voices of Hawaii’s Birds, and the Cornell Lab’s Guides to Bird Sounds, the North America Master and Essential Sets. He’s been a tour guide leader for Victor Emanuel Nature Tours, written finch species accounts for breeding bird atlases and Birds of the World, has published several papers about the Red Crossbill vocal complex, and is the President and Founder of the Finch Research Network (FiRN)

Welcome to the newest entrant to our Impact Radio USA stable of shows, with "Impact Interviews and Music". The title says it all, as we provide exhilarating interviews with some terrific people and, of course, we augment the interviews with great music! Each episode of "Impact Interviews and Music" airs LIVE every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 10:00 am ET, then repeats at 10:00 pm ET on the same date. On today's show, we spoke with ANGIE GALLION and BOB KITTELL: ANGIE GALLION From Her Website: "I grew up in East Central Illinois and now reside with my husband and our children outside of Atlanta, Georgia. My writings often deal with personal growth through tragedy or trauma. I enjoy exploring complex relationships, often set against the backdrop of addiction or mental illness. I have been amazed by the way readers have taken to the Alison Hayes Journey and have enjoyed participating in several book clubs via Skype or in person during the last two years. Two questions come up at every single meeting: 1. Is this your life story? 2. Is there another Alison Hayes book? The short answers are no and yes. No, I did not grow up like Alison. I had a very tradition, nuclear family and alcohol was never part of the equation. Yes, there is a fourth Alison Hayes book, and I am about 80,000 word into the rough draft at this time. I feel like this may be the end of Alison's series, but there may be a side project that develops as I'm thinking about Emily Ann.  In May 2018 I moved away from the independent platform and relaunched the Alison Hayes series with thewordverve, a small traditional publisher out of Georgia. I am excited to be a part of their team and thrilled with the potential reach their footing in the publishing industry will offer. The re-release features entirely redesigned covers and interiors. The final installment in the series, Emergent, was launched in January 2019." BOB KITTELL From His Website: "What if you could alter your destiny and the destiny of thousands with one simple technique and a bit of practice? It’s possible. It’s likely. What will happen to your level of success and joy as you begin to pay more attention to others, your spouse, your kids, your boss, your clients…? What if they really knew you were listening and that you cared? What would happen to your relationships, your success, your income? In this personal memoir, Bob Kittell shares amazing techniques of memory and mind mastery that actually work. His story begins with the moment that triggered his success as an international inspirational speaker. Enjoy his journey with him, and see firsthand how preparation, opportunity and action move you forward as you discover your life’s purpose and also help others realize their dreams." And GREAT music selected just for you! Thank you for stopping in! Enjoy!

  https://youtu.be/fqXXoQrnPtA The Panel: Devin Kelly, All-Star Automotive, Columbia, MODevin Kelley is a passionate entrepreneur with a technician background. As a shop owner, he is responsible for general leadership within his company. This puts him at the front-line of the fight for a more professional auto repair presence in his community and helps maintain his companies positive reputation.  While acquiring another shop and brand in 2018 Devin doubled capacity going from a four bay shop to eight. With the new brand and downtown location his company grew annual sales from $370,000 to $1.8M in 2019. The new brand's prior year losses turned into big profits with new ownership. Devin admits these changes would not have been possible without becoming more mindful and organized when the challenges grew relative to the sales. Having ATI coach Paul Marsh, MWACA mentor Ron Haugen and AutoVitals coach Bill Connor provided invaluable guidance while the shops high performing team set all new company records.  He is excited about how advancing the automotive industry enhances opportunities for his team and improves perceptions of auto repair professionals. When Devin isn’t working, you’ll find him going on adventures with his wife, working out in the gym and riding laps on a motocross track. David Roman began his automotive career in 1999, attending an automotive technical school at a local community college. While attending college, he took a part-time job at a large parts retailer, hoping to gain some experience in the field. This part-time job turned into full-time employment, as he was promoted to management, culminating in placement as a store manager in East Central Illinois. David discovered a passion for helping people and sharing his automotive knowledge. This passion for serving others allowed him the opportunity to successfully manage multi-million dollar operations in Illinois, the St. Louis area, and eventually Kansas City. His approach to customer service garnered him several accolades and awards, something he eventually wanted to bring to automotive repair and service. In 2012, he opened Done With Care Auto Repair with the goal of bringing exceptional customer service, transparency, and honest work to his clients. The business was started with only some savings, no prior clients, and no history. Over the last six years, David has been able to bring a servant’s mentality to helping his clients with their automotive needs resulting in loyal customers, excellent reviews, and a solid reputation. Find other episodes that feature David  (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22David+Roman%22) . David Johnson, DJ Auto, Provo, UT   Key Talking Points:The overall root of this problem is having confidence We are behind the times addressing labor rates because many do not know how businesses work Losing car count is not the goal, however, consider 95% of your profit is being done by about 50% of your customers. Losing a few customers may be OK. It will happen, but it should not hurt your business You need an acceptable labor rate that equates to an acceptable level. Parts margins must be considered in the solution Parts to labor ratios are correct The psychology of the sale at your counter is critical If we are running a good business we are not competing with price. We are competing on value and experience Take pride in what you do. Do you have the self-esteem to make this happen? Your staff needs to know your strategies and the reasons for all that you do You must practice your value proposition; the ‘talk’ you have with your customer. You are willing to pay top dollar at a restaurant because you get so much more. No different than at your shop Find your confidence. You’ll do more to help your business You do not need a Taj Mahal shop. Keep your shop clean, presentable and professional....

David Roman began his automotive career in 1999, attending an automotive technical school at a local community college. While attending college, he took a part-time job at a large parts retailer, hoping to gain some experience in the field. This part-time job turned into full-time employment, as he was promoted to management, culminating in placement as a store manager in East Central Illinois. David discovered a passion for helping people and sharing his automotive knowledge. This passion for serving others allowed him the opportunity to successfully manage multi-million dollar operations in Illinois, the St. Louis area, and eventually Kansas City. His approach to customer service garnered him several accolades and awards, something he eventually wanted to bring to automotive repair and service. In 2012, he opened Done With Care Auto Repair with the goal of bringing exceptional customer service, transparency, and honest work to his clients. The business was started with only some savings, no prior clients, and no history. Over the last six years, David has been able to bring a servant’s mentality to helping his clients with their automotive needs resulting in loyal customers, excellent reviews, and a solid reputation.  Find other episodes that feature David  (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22David+Roman%22) . Kelli Weatherby co-owner, with husband Lee, in Accurate Automotive, Inc. in Mesa, AZ. Accurate Automotive was founded in July 1994 Their time building Accurate Automotive, Inc. has been very adventurous. Along the way they have been fortunate to have received awards but mostly Kelli treasures her involvement in ATI and being a part of the sole all women 20 groups, Leading Ladies. Kelli is the mother of 2. Morgan (daughter), Corbin (Son) both married now and working in their careers. Corbin is a father of 3 which makes me a Nana who LOVES to spoil her little’s!!!   Listen to Kelli’s previous episodes  (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22Kelli+Weatherby%22) .   Key Talking Points: Begin with the end in mind as you work to build your relationship with your customer Consider mystery shop your business We do ignore many of the things that are wrong with our business We can get dumb to our surroundings Offer customers a tour of your shop Involve them in new equipment Get them to meet your technicians. A bright spot for your technician Allow them to get a view of your clean and high-tech shop Define your customer life cycle Type of lead acquisition, cold lead, warm lead, referral Their experience, inspection processes, getting an estimate, selling work, receiving service Follow up (back-end) biggest opportunity if front end if set up correctly Your groundwork for future work is set with each experience they have with you It is not asking for additional work, it is about providing value to the customer and continuing to build a relationship in a natural process Use email, social media, texts, phone calls David strives for a weekly touch with his customer Consistent contact with your customer. They will receive you if you provide consistent value Customer should know this is a long term relationship It is too easy to send a mailer with a ‘let’s get acquainted’ email and your existing customers get the mailer. How do they feel? David says this is a wrong tactic. You are working hard to get a new customer than to build a relationship with a customer who has already been in your door David sends monthly emails with landing pages The message is we appreciate you Determine what works consistently for you Email with landing pages Newsletter Mailer Social Your emails need to be organic and not institutional An example was a story of scorched gravy at Thanksgiving Connect with your customers at a different level. Not boring. We appreciate you as our customer is...

Tuesday on Adams on Agriculture Kristy Meyer with the National FFA Organization previews this year's convention in Indianapolis,  NCBA's Danielle Beck discusses the Real Meat Act and Matt Bennett with AgMarket.net gives a harvest update from East Central Illinois and his market outlook.

ANGIE GALLION, an award-winning author from Georgia, joined us to discuss all of her books, her background, her inspiration for writing, and, of course, her "Allison Hayes" series. From Her Website: "I grew up in East Central Illinois and now reside with my husband and our children outside of Atlanta, Georgia. My writings often deal with personal growth through tragedy or trauma. I enjoy exploring complex relationships, often set against the backdrop of addiction or mental illness. I have been amazed by the way readers have taken to the Alison Hayes Journey and have enjoyed participating in several book clubs via Skype or in person during the last two years. Two questions come up at every single meeting: 1. Is this your life story? 2. Is there another Alison Hayes book? The short answers are no and yes. No, I did not grow up like Alison. I had a very tradition, nuclear family and alcohol was never part of the equation. Yes, there is a fourth Alison Hayes book, and I am about 80,000 word into the rough draft at this time. I feel like this may be the end of Alison's series, but there may be a side project that develops as I'm thinking about Emily Ann. In May 2018 I moved away from the independent platform and relaunched the Alison Hayes series with thewordverve, a small traditional publisher out of Georgia. I am excited to be a part of their team and thrilled with the potential reach their footing in the publishing industry will offer. The re-release features entirely redesigned covers and interiors. The final installment in the series, Emergent, was launched in January 2019."

Greg Bunch is the owner of Aspen Auto Clinic, a five-location automotive and service business in Colorado. Greg started his passion for cars at 15 when he began rebuilding a 1966 Volkswagen Bug.  Greg has moved from a Volkswagen mechanic to ASE Master Technician, to Management, to starting his shop 18 years ago in his garage, to an award-winning multi-location business. Greg is currently a board member for the STEM-based charter school call “Automotive Institute of Science & Technology” and on the Advisory board of Ratchet and Wrench Magazine. Greg is also a board member of the Autocare organization and a certified instructor for the  Worldpac Training Institute and Carquest Technical Institute.  Greg’s unwavering passion for the industry has also led him to form a company called Transformers Institute, a coaching and training company dedicated to transforming the automotive industry. Listen to Greg’s previous episodes (https://www.transformersinstitute.com/) . David Roman began his automotive career in 1999, attending an automotive technical school at a local community college. While attending college, he took a part-time job at a large parts retailer, hoping to gain some experience in the field. This part-time job turned into full-time employment, as he was promoted to management, culminating in placement as a store manager in East Central Illinois. David discovered a passion for helping people and sharing his automotive knowledge. This passion for serving others allowed him the opportunity to successfully manage multi-million dollar operations in Illinois, the St. Louis area, and eventually Kansas City. His approach to customer service garnered him several accolades and awards, something he eventually wanted to bring to automotive repair and service. In 2012, he opened Done With Care Auto Repair with the goal of bringing exceptional customer service, transparency, and honest work to his clients. The business was started with only some savings, no prior clients, and no history. Over the last six years, David has been able to bring a servant’s mentality to helping his clients with their automotive needs resulting in loyal customers, excellent reviews, and a solid reputation.  Find other episodes that feature David  (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22David+Roman%22) .   Key Talking Points: David Roman New customers come at a price (sweat equity or dollars and cents). “Word of mouth” is a cop-out. It’s easier to say then, “I don’t know anything about marketing, even though it’s the most important thing I do and I don’t want to bother learning.” Unless you have some type of system that’s measurable and can be articulated, you’re not doing any type of “word of mouth” marketing. You’re most likely doing nothing. Attracting new customers requires an understanding of your business model, end goal with said customer, and then deploying an appropriate campaign that reflects that business model. Quit spending money on branding.  You own a single shop in the sticks of Georgia. You’re not Nike. You’re not Starbucks. Stop trying to market like them. The image you present to the community and your customer is branding A big deception in opening a business; you think you are going to do what you are good at doing, however, you must be good at marketing – to make the phone ring. With today’s modern marketing method you can go after niche customers. Example a shop owner who is a dog lover can focus on customers who also love dogs. Conversations move from the car to their dog. The niche like dog lovers is a long tail opportunity. A must read for great marketers. This is Marketing -Seth Godin. It is up on the books page on the website. (http://www.remarkableresults.biz/books/) David follows up, through CRM  automation, with his customers. Chiropractor...

Founded in 1929, the Christie Clinic provides comprehensive healthcare services to thousands of patients through more than 20 locations in Champaign, Illinois and surrounding communities in East-Central Illinois. They have successfully implemented a full suite of Patient Engagement tools to improve access to the more than 35 specialties they offer. More than two-thirds of the clinic's 180 providers use healow Open Access® for online appointment booking, and many patients have access to their records through the MyCare Patient Portal, supported by a help desk where even senior managers take a turn interacting directly with patients.

The Panel: Doug Callaghan, CEO Vic’s Service Centre in Wainright, Alberta Canada is the winner of the 2016 Auto Care Association ACE (Automotive Career and Education) award.  Doug shares his story of transformation, recognized by Auto Care, that earned him this recognition. Doug made a significant decision in early 2015 when he took how his business was operating and threw it all in the garbage. He started from scratch. Everything. He says, “a lot of owners that ask for the help and invest in the outside training yet fail to provide the leadership to make those ideas and plans become reality, I was not going to let that happen. I wanted to see an increase in our net profit and a better life for myself and my team”. He continues that commitment today. Doug has experience working with disaster plans with the Credit Union Board that he chairs. Find other episodes that feature Doug  (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22Doug+Callaghan%22) . David Roman began his automotive career in 1999, attending an automotive technical school at a local community college. While attending college, he took a part-time job at a large parts retailer, hoping to gain some experience in the field. This part-time job turned into full-time employment, as he was promoted to management, culminating in placement as a store manager in East Central Illinois. David discovered a passion for helping people and sharing his automotive knowledge. This passion for serving others allowed him the opportunity to successfully manage multi-million dollar operations in Illinois, the St. Louis area, and eventually Kansas City. His approach to customer service garnered him several accolades and awards, something he eventually wanted to bring to automotive repair and service. In 2012, he opened Done With Care Auto Repair with the goal of bringing exceptional customer service, transparency, and honest work to his clients. The business was started with only some savings, no prior clients, and no history. Over the last six years, David has been able to bring a servant’s mentality to helping his clients with their automotive needs resulting in loyal customers, excellent reviews, and a solid reputation.  Find other episodes that feature David (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22David+Roman%22) . William J. DeBoer (Bill Jr.) is Co-owner and Vice President of DeBoer’s Auto Sales & Service. Bill has been responsible for bringing innovations in daily operations to the full-service, high-tech auto repair facility for 20+ years. Bill was able to fuse his passions for technology and cars with a Certificate in Automotive Technology, followed by a B.S. in Business Management from Penn State. He joined his family business, founded by his father three decades ago, shortly after. Today, Bill runs business development, sales, customer services, process improvement, human resources, and technician education programs. Bill is an Accredited Automotive Manager from the Automotive Management Institute as well as a CERTIFIED MASTER DEALER® from the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association. His National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) credentials includes: Master Technician, L1 Advanced Engine Performance, P2 Parts Specialist, and X1 Undercar Specialist. Listen to Bill’s podcast episodes (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=Deboer) . Key Talking Points Car count- gaining new customers Lead Generation Advertising with marketing value for customer- free report, booklet etc    Target specific audience- establish yourself as the  expert and trusted source, build value Can’t just rely on great service- get in front of customers on a consistent basis with pain points. Your website needs content that relates to common problems for car repairs- organic marketing without paying for keyword Delaying the sale and establish trust. Designed to target higher conversions than social and mail. Video...

Your Learning Curve Never Sounded So Good The Panel: Ron Ipach, co-founder or Repair Shop Coach, has helped over 5536 auto repair shop owners to get and keep all the top-quality customers they can handle. Marketing auto repair services are all he does. He lives, eats, and breathes it every day. He has seen, heard, and tested practically every kind of marketing there is out there today. He’s examined the results. He’s tweaked and tested dozens of strategies over and over in order to maximize their results. Because Ron has personally worked with so many shop owners over the years, he has the distinction of being the only person in the world that knows exactly what marketing works, and what doesn’t work for auto repair shops in today’s economy. He finds passion in amplifying time & freedom for his clients while helping them take back control of their businesses. Find other episodes that feature Ron  HERE (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22ron+ipach%22) . Shari Pheasant, the Queen of Horsepower, believes in building people first and uses her own brand of horsepower to drive people from the inside out.  She is a dynamic speaker, multi-award-winning business innovator and president of the Reno-Sparks NAPA Elite Business Development Group. Shari owns A Master Mechanic, with her husband Jeff, and transitioned to an “out of the shop owner” in 2014. As a successful business coach, Shari’s uses a scientific approach to transform the connections between executives and teams. Shari shares her ideas; “Employee happiness is the strongest profit driver in every business. Today’s Workforce’s demands cultural change. There is a war on talent.  We have to level up our ability to connect with and understand the people around us in order to stay in business.” Shari’s passion as a 5 Sciences of Self Professional Certified Behavior Analyst and accredited Growth Strategist assist her with globally proven tools that get to the root of people and business quickly and accurately. Her approach allows clients to predict rather than resolve problems, improving performance. Shari has over thirty-five years of business management, team building, project management, operational development, marketing/branding and sales experience building scalable, sustainable models. Her strategies strengthen the value of your company brand, improve relations and motivate your team to bring in greater profits naturally, confidently and with ease. She has worked successfully with small businesses and companies to create thriving, sustainable cultures that build profit and wealth through accountable, responsible actions. Find other episodes that feature Shari  HERE (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22Shari+Pheasant%22) . David Roman began his automotive career in 1999, attending an automotive technical school at a local community college. While attending college, he took a part-time job at a large parts retailer, hoping to gain some experience in the field. This part-time job turned into full-time employment, as he was promoted to management, culminating in placement as a store manager in East Central Illinois. David discovered a passion for helping people and sharing his automotive knowledge. This passion for serving others allowed him the opportunity to successfully manage multi-million dollar operations in Illinois, the St. Louis area, and eventually Kansas City. His approach to customer service garnered him several accolades and awards, something he eventually wanted to bring to automotive repair and service. In 2012, he opened Done With Care Auto Repair with the goal of bringing exceptional customer service, transparency, and honest work to his clients. The business was started with only some savings, no prior clients, and no history. Over the last six years, David has been able to bring a servant’s mentality to helping his clients with their automotive needs resulting in loyal customers, excellent...

> Your Learning Curve Never Sounded So Good The Panel: Tom Ham, with the help of his wife Deb, is the creator and owner of  (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%27tom+ham%27) .   Scott Brown is an ASE Master Certified Automobile Technician with over three and a half decades of professional service industry experience. He and his wife own Connie & Dick’s Service Center Inc., a 57-year-old independent shop in Southern California. With a strong focus on engine performance and electronics, Scott began collaborating with other industry professionals, online, beginning in the early 90’s. Since 1995, he has been an instrumental resource in the development of the largest online community of automotive service professionals, the International Automotive Technicians Network — iATN where he once served as company president. Additionally, he serves on the NASTF Board of Directors and is a member of the following associations: ASCCA, CAT, ETI, I-CAR, & SAE. He is now President of Diagnostic Network and shares this plans and vision for this new diagnostician tool. Find other episodes that have featured Scott  (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22scott+Brown%22) .   David Roman began his automotive career in 1999, attending an automotive technical school at a local community college. While attending college, he took a part-time job at a large parts retailer, hoping to gain some experience in the field. This part-time job turned into full-time employment, as he was promoted to management, culminating in placement as a store manager in East Central Illinois. David discovered a passion for helping people and sharing his automotive knowledge. This passion for serving others allowed him the opportunity to successfully manage multi-million dollar operations in Illinois, the St. Louis area, and eventually Kansas City. His approach to customer service garnered him several accolades and awards, something he eventually wanted to bring to automotive repair and service. In 2012, he opened Done With Care Auto Repair in Merriam, KS, with the goal of bringing exceptional customer service, transparency, and honest work to his clients. The business was started with only some savings, no prior clients, and no history. Over the last six years, David has been able to bring a servant’s mentality to helping his clients with their automotive needs resulting in loyal customers, excellent reviews, and a solid reputation.  Find other episodes that feature David (https://remarkableresults.biz/?s=%22David+Roman%22) .   Talking points: The foundation is to learn as much as you can about your computer operating system and the power of the internet. Your SMS should be utilized to the max because it will benefit your customer and your business. Your job is to educate/inform the client what it takes to repair their vehicle. Be sure the power of your system can communicate with your client in the form they want it. Your SMS is not a booking machine that prints invoice. There is so much more to leverage with the power in the software The SMS should be the hub of the business. Everything ties into it. Marketing, parts, customer, inspections There is a training gap between features being used. Some new feature software has no training available. The comprehension of software’s full capabilities is not known of understood by the shop owner. Training may not be utilized when offered by the software provider. You need to be trained so you can learn how to augment how your shop flow can add value to your processes. Cloud-based SMS is where we are heading. Security for your data and your customers It is the shop owner’s responsibility to request and get the training from your SMS supplier. Your hub becomes valuable is your SMS process is part of your SOPs. It becomes a closed loop function. With a fully functional and...

East Central Illinois has become a popular location for wind farms, with several facilities up and running, and more being proposed. On the next WKCC local report, we’ll take an in-depth look at wind farms in Ford and Iroquois Counties. Illinois Public Radio’s Jeff Bossert reports.