Josh St. Peters highlights the Illinois Beef Association success for the past year.

Amanda Maiers of Adams County, interviews her brother, Trevor, and her father, Tim , at the Illinois Beef Association Annual Meeting yesterday in Springfield.  The Maiers family was recognized as the Commercial Producer of the Year for their work with MAC Cattle Co. in Payson, IL.

Tasha Bunting, Director of Commodity Programs, Illinois Farm Bureau talks about the distribution of PPE to Dairy Farm workers to prevent the spread of Avian Influenza.

Part two with Dr. Mark Ernst, State Veterinary Illinois Department of Ag, gives an update on Bid Flu for the livestock industry. To date no cases have been identified in Illinois dairy herds and concern for human H5N1 exposure is still a very low, Dr. Ernst still stresses caution and good biosecurity measures for all producers.

Dr. Mark Ernst, State Vet Illinois Department of Ag, with an update on Bird Flu in the U.S., the latest impacts on the poultry industry and the continued surveillance of bird flu/H5N1 in dairy herds across the country.

Dr. Teresa Steckler U of I Extension Educator-Beef Specialist with an update on Asian Longhorn Ticks and the need for cattle care and pasture management

Bobby Dowson, International Marketing Representative for the Illinois Department of Ag, talks about a recent trip to Australia to promote U.S. & Illinois genetics and about three decades of work marketing Illinois ag and food productions around the world.

Dave Lidy Total Livestock Services, talks about the Holly’s Mountain Memorial Scholarship program, the 2024 recipients and the continuing ministry of Holly’s Mountain.

We learn about the USLGE, US Livestock Genetic Export program with Illinois Department of Ag's Bobby Dowson.

Conversation with Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax at the USMEF Spring Conference.