Herscher School District supt. Rich Decman details a $9.8 million EPA grant for EV buses.
We get a Crop Watcher report from Ron Moore in Warren County.
Commstock Investment's Joe Camp previews a new market week.

Gordie Siebring, an Iowa-born Ukraine farmer, provides an update on farming in Ukraine during the conflict with Russia.
We also meet three more summer Illinois Farm Bureau interns--Sophia Wegeng, Broid Voight, and Olivia Messerges.

We hear from Nashville recording artist and Aledo native Suzy Bogguss, who will perform in historic Bishop Hill this weekend.
Mellisa McMillan provides an update on the 2025 Illinois Ag LEadership Foundation class, which begins work later this month.
Betty DeFord previews this weekend's Redneck Fishin' Tournament in Bath.
We talk to some participants from the Jr. Horse Show at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

Illinois Farm Bureau Vice Preisdent Brian Duncan talks resolutions process.
We get an update from Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Commodity and Livestock Programs Tasha Bunting.
The show concludes with coverage of Illinois Sweet Corn Appreciation day from Savanna.

We talk Farm Bill and House Ag Appropriations with Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson.
We preview University of Illinois Crop Physiology Field Day with graduate research assistant Darby Danzl.
KJ Johnson with the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association highlights the MAGIE Show later this month.
DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick discusses the August weather outlook.

Mark Gebhards--Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Direrctor of Governmental Affairs and Commodities provides several updates including a visit to the Midwest State Legsilative Conference.
We get a Crop Watcher report from Jimmy Ayers in Sangamon County.
Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.

We meet five interns that are spending their summer with the Illinois Farm Bureau in various capacities.
We get an update from USDA Rural Development State Director Betsy Dirksen Londrigan.

DeKalb County couple Jamie and Justin Martz host a group of Chicago area social media influencers at their farm last week.
We get an update from Devin Bollman from the Illinois Beeef Association.
Kendra Anderson with Midwest Dairy discusses plans for the Illinois State Fair.

We chat with Lance Moritz with the Streator FFA. He is an American Star finalist in Ag Placement.
We talk specialty growers issues with Randy Graham of Curtis Orchard in Champaign and chairman of the Illinois Specialty Growers Association.
We finish the show celebrating National Ice Cream Month with Darin Copeland from Prairie Farms Dairy.

Randolph County farmer Josh Reinhardt recaps the Young Leader Industry Tour to California.
We have coverage from last week's Hanock County Fair with Queen Tessa Sargeant and Duke Oursler from Duke and The American Dream.
We talk weather with Illinois State Climatoligist Trent Ford.