Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities, joins the show to update on state and national issues. Issues covered on the national front are changes to WOTUS, Livestock pricing and hauling, and the Infrastructure bill. The overtime general assembly session, specifically the energy policy bill, was also discussed.
Matt Kaye reports on the USDA’s response to the concentration issue in the Livestock industry and ways to increase processing.
Disease management tips with Matt Geiger, Syngenta Agronomist.
Weekly Roundup with DeAnne Bloomberg, Director of Issues Management and DeLoss Jahnke. They discuss supply and demand issues, particularly when it comes to meat products. In honor of Father’s Day, the trio discusses the influence their fathers had on their lives and careers.