Update from Don Schaefer, Midwest Truckers, Monica Nyman, St. Louis Dairy Council talks Farm to School month. Preview of the market week with Joe Camp, CommStock Investments

Friday’s show includes monthly visit with Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Jerry Costello.
We also have coverage of the 20th Anniversary of the National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center at SIUE as we chat with Kenny Hartman of Waterloo. He’s the current 1st VP of the National Corn Growers Association.
We visit with American FFA Degree recipient Jacob Hyde from the Macomb FFA chapter.
And we wrap up the show with Pigskin Pickins’.

We talk trade and Farm Bill with Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
KJ Johnson from the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association offers some reminders about fall anhydrous ammonia application.
We talk National Farmers Day with Lindsey Rinkenberger from COUNTRY Financial.

It's an Illinois Farm Bureau themed show on Wednesday as we chat with Associate Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Rodney Knittel; Consumer Engagement Coordinator Jacey Yahne; and Youth and Collegiate Program Coordinator Taylor Hartke.
We finish the show with our monthly visit with Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs.

Coverage of the "We are the 96" campaign at Big River Energy in Galva as we chat with Megan Dwyer from IL Corn and Illinois Farm Families along with Henry County Farm Bureau Manager Kate Laleman and Lou Liva Precision Conservation Specialist with Precision Conservation Management.
We also talk weather with Paul Otto with Freese-Notis Weather.

Illinois Agri Food Alliance’s Shanell Rainey-Jacob talks about the AGNITOR program. Mindy Bunselmeyer previews the upcoming National FFA Convention. Conclude with a preview of the new market week with Joe Camp.

With the increase in utility and broadband projects around Illinois, confusion about permit and easement needs sometimes creates conflict between contractors, road authorities, and landowners. The Township Officials of Illinois (TOI), the Illinois Farm Bureau (IFB), and the Illinois Assn. of County Engineers have worked together to develop a permit template that can provide clarity for these projects. Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs discusses the matter.
We talk success of Prairie Farms Dairy at the World Dairy Expo dairy contest with Darin Copeland.
Mellisa McMillan provides an Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation update.
We wrap up the show with Pigskin Pickins’.

We visit with Illinois Congressman Eric Sorensen, who discusses the Upper Mississippi River Levee Safety Act and also the Farm Bill.
USDA Rural Development State Director talks Rural Energy for America Program.
Devin Bollman provides an Illinois Beef Association update.

State Ag Pest Survey Coordinator Kelly Estes provides reaction to evidence of the Spotted Lanternfly now in Illinois.
We have bonus content from the Farm Progress Show with interviews from the Corteva and Pioneer tents.
We learn about ADS, Advanced Drainage Systems.

We celebrate National 4-H Week with Tina Veal from the Illinois 4-H office.
Kevin Daugherty details a busy October for Illinois Ag in the Classroom.
We talk weather with DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick.