Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza talks food assistance and access following a check presentation in a Chicago neighborhood earlier this week.  
FarmWeekNow's Rhiannon Branch details weather conditions in southern Illinois and previews the CropWatcher season. 
Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine provides says landowners continue to hear from wind and solar developers.
IFB Director of Commodity Programs and Food Systems Tasha Bunting provides a monthly update.