Senate Ag Chair John Boozman claims his work on a bipartisan farm bill is about to bear fruit. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Bill Carlberg talks about the history of his dairy farm and managing a farming operation as a family.
Meteorologist Paul Otto, Freese-Notis, discusses a string of expected severe weather in Illinois, as well as provides an early morning forecast.
Scott Jensen, Lead Financial Planning Consultant on Country Financial's Advanced Markets team, joins the program to discuss financial security and swings in the indices.

The growing number of New World Screwworm cases in Texas is raising concerns in Congress as Canada temporarily restricts livestock from the state. RFD Radio Network Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Tick awareness from Dr. Teresa Steckler, University of Illinois Extension Educator.
Lawrence Kane, Total Farm Marketing by Stewart Peterson, talks rain and markets
Meteorologist Paul Otto has your early morning forecast.

House Republican Rick Crawford sought support from USDA Secretary Rollins for a push to speed up ARC and PLC payments, sometimes delayed by more than a year. RFD Radio Network Correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
FarmWeek CropWatcher Joel Barickman, Livingston County, gives an update as planting season draws to a close.
Fulton Country Farm Bureau and the Canton Chamber of Commerce come together for the first annual "Roots and Relationships" event.
Sherman Newlin, Risk Management Commodities, a division of Zaner Ag Hedge, joins the program to discuss his own planting season and selling in the current markets.
Joyce Mason, Assistant Vice President of Real Estate and Consumer Lending at IAA Credit Union, joins the program to talk about National Homeowner Month.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the early morning forecast.

Bill Graff State, Executive Director of the Illinois FSA & Joan Hammann, Chief Program Specialist, talk acreage reporting and base acre update opportunities.
JR Early, Macoupin County native and district leader for Country Financial, talks about the naming rights for the Macoupin County Fair Grandstand.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has the early morning forecast.

Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow continues to analyze the recently finished spring legislative session.
The Illinois Milk Producers' Association donates thousands of pounds of milk to the Feeding Illinois network of foodbanks.
Dan Pannier, Propane Operations Manager at Growmark, discusses the impacts of "off the charts" exports, builds and inventories.
As reports of New World Screwworm continue to grow, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins testifies before Congress on response. RFD Radio Network's Washington Correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has your early morning forecast.

USTR proposed a 25-percent tariff on a range of Brazilian imports, after an investigation found Brazil had discriminated against US ethanol and other goods and services. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Dr. Jim Lowe, University of Illinois, talks about the threat the Asian Longhorned Tick poses to cattle.
Dr. Anna Forseth, Director of Animal Health for the National Pork Producers Council, discusses health issues threatening livestock from the World Pork Expo.
Michael Biethman, Gateway FS, joins the program to discuss midweek markets and how wheat fields are looking just ahead of harvest in southern Illinois.
Meteorologist Paul Otto takes a look at the early morning forecast.

Colin Woodall, Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattleman's Beef Association, discuss the needed response to New World Screwworm and its proximity to the United States border from the Illinois Beef Assocation annual meeting.
Arlan Suderman, Chief Commodities Economist at StoneX, joins the program to discuss a drop in December corn and other market movement.
Michael Langemeier, Purdue's Center for Commercial Agriculture, talks about the results of the monthly Ag Economy Barometer survey.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has your early morning forecast.

Frank Doll, President of Prairie Farms Dairy, discusses crop conditions and planting.
FarmWeek CropWatcher Larry Hummel has a look at the fields from Lee County.
Mindy Bunselmeyer, Illinois Association FFA Executive Director, talks about the future of the organization's state convention.
Dr. Ernie Goss, Creighton University, discusses recent findings of the Rural Main Street Index.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has the early morning forecast.

Chris Davis, Director of State Legislation at the Illinois Farm Bureau, reviews the end of the legislative session, including a failure to finalize the Family Farm Preservation Act.
The USDA is working on plans to distribute millions of new base acres eligible for ARC and PLC payments under last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. RFD Radio Network's Washington correspondent Matt Kaye reports.
Eric Snodgrass, Senior Science Fellow at Nutrien Ag Solutions, talks about the impact on planting season of a dry May.
Matt Webster, River Valley Cooperative, takes a look at the end of the market week.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the early morning forecast.

Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow following the final days of the spring legislative session in Springfield. 
Chuck Spencer, Government Relations Executive Director, and Kennedy Ebner, Government and Regulatory Affairs, both from Growmark, join the program to discuss legislative efforts, particularly permanent E15.
Meteorologist Paul Otto has a look at the forecast.