Illinois Farm Bureau's Rodney Knittel discusses Illinois Harvest Permits.
We learn about the Illinois Beef Quality Showcase from the Illinois Beef Association.
We get a CropWatcher report from David Schaal in Fayette County.
Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.  

Plenty of Illinois Farm Bureau updates today:
Executive Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities Kevin Semlow.
Chief Strategy Officer and Assistant to the President Mark Gebhards.
Director of National Legislation Ryan Whitehouse.  
Member Engagement Manager Ashley Beutke.

Illinois Farm Bureau's Raghela Scavuzzo discusses the traffic and impact of this year's Illinois Department of Agriculture tent and Illinois Specialty Growers farm stand at the Illinois State Fair. 
Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Local Government Ryan Tate provides an update. 
We visit with BigIron Auctions founder Mark Stock as they prepare for an auction at next week's Farm Progress Show. 
Darin Copeland with Prairie Farms Dairy talks back to school milk and the co-ops presence at state fairs this summer.

We hear from Illinois Farm Bureau President Brian Duncan.
Kris Reynolds with American Farmland Trust discusses new grants and dollars for conservation programs in Illinois.
Farm Progress Show preview with Matt Jungmann.
A chat with Ross Vancil from the Illinois 4-H Youth Leadership Team.

An update on the ag education front entering the new school year with FCAE District 2 Program Advisor Jenny Wold.
We catch up with Keith Poole, President of the Ogle County Farm Bureau.
DTN ag meteorologist Keith Poole talks September weather outlook.

We preview the 2024 Farm Progress Show with Matt Jungmann. 
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost talks Farm Bill. 
We get a CropWatcher report from Doug Uphoff in Shelby County. 
We preview a new market week with Joe Camp at Commstock Investments.

Maggie McCalla and her daughter Molly McCalla discuss the tradition of showing livestock at the Illinois State Fair.
We learn about One-Stop-Shops from Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias.
Also, updates from Jeff Adkisson from the Grain & Feed Association and KJ Johnson with the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association.

Illinois Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski discusses Farm Bill and ag policy issues.
We also hear from Lori Jackson, Youth & Taylor Hartke, Illinois Farm Bureau Youth & Collegiate Program Coordinators, and Perry Harlow, Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Program Coordinator.
Katie Wilson provides a Manager-to-Manager segment featuring Lindsay Ryan from the Cass Morgan Farm Bureau.

We highlight a Regenerative Agriculture Exchange between Clinton and Jo Daviess counties. 
We visit with Knoxville High School FFA Adviser Mallory Tolley, who's involved with the Knox County Fair.  
An update from Hillsboro with Montgomery County Farm Bureau Manager Katie Wilson.