Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine provides an update on two significant high speed internet funding announcements.
Paul Munie gives a Crop Watcher report from St. Clair County.
Joe Camp at CommStock Investments previews a new market week.

Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards touches on a number of issues, including an emergency haying and grazing request for CRP land.
We visit with U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin regarding Farm Bill timeline.
We learn about the Carl Sandburg State Historic Site in Galesburg.
We meet LaSalle County Farm Bureau Manager Kayle Kiefer.

Dan Enos highlights the DeWitt County 4-H Fair in Clinton.
Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Commodites and Livestock Programs Tasha Bunting discusses the Illinois Milk Producers Association's Illinois Dairy Tech Tour later this month.
Kevin Daugherty provides an Illinois Ag in the Classroom update and we learn about a grant program from the Tractor Supply Foundation, which benefits underserved farmers.

We visit with the University of Illinois Extension's Bobbie Lewis-Sibley as the extension embarks on strategic planning.
We chat with the state's new FCAE coordinator--Jennifer Waters.
Devin Bollman provides an Illinois Beef Association update.

We visit with the Goreville FFA Chapter. They were named Premier Chapter in Illinois at last month's Illinois FFA Convention.
We highlight RFD Radio Network Affiliate WNOI.
We finish the show talking ag weather with DTN ag meteoroligist John Baranick.

We learn about Annie's Project from Co-CEO's Dr. Karisha Devlin and Doris Mold. The effort is about empowering women in agriculture.
We get a CropWatcher report from Marshall Newhouse in Boone County.
And we preview a new market week with Joe Camp from Comstock Investments.

National Telecommunications & Information Administration’s BEAD Program Director Evan Feinman discusses $1-billion in High Speed Internet funding coming to Illinois.
Livestock exhibitor Justin Hardin highlights the importance of county fairs. He was interviewed at the Henry County Fair.
Karen Boyd, nurse navigator at OSF Moeller Cancer Center in Alton talks skin cancer screening, detection, and awareness.

Illinois Farm Bureau Vice President Brian Duncan talks issues associated with California's Prop 12.
We hear from Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Member Services Mike Hodge, who is retiring.
And we highlight the new Syngenta Seeds R & D Innovation Center in DeKalb County in a conversation with Warren Krueger, who leads North American seed development.

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin details his "Roadmap to Grow Illinois' Rural Health Workforce."
We learn about the Embarass River Watershed from Lauren Spaniol with the Coles County SWCD and Nicole Haverback from the U of I Extension.
We get an IL Corn update from Rodney Weinzierl.
Randy Graham at Curtis Orchard in Champaign talks drought impact.

Adam Nielsen, Director of National Legislation & Policy Development, Illinois Farm Bureau recaps spring congressional visits and updates listeners on national issues and concerns. FarmWeek Crop Watcher Ron Haase reports from Iroquois County. A farm accident occurred last month in Northern Illinois and Brent Pollard walked away with his life but wanted to share his story. Weather with State Climatologist Trent Ford.