We hear about an Adopted Legislator Success Story between IIlinois State Representative Lilly and the Menard County Farm Bureau. Then we visit with Kevin Raber, Wabash County Cropwatcher and  preview of the new market week with Joe Camp, CommStock Investments.

Friday's show features Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow and his "Seven With Kevin" segment. 
We are also on the ground at the Illinois Wheat Forum, Ogle County Fair, and Sweet Corn Appreciation Day in Savanna.

Rita Frazer covers the Illinois Rural Health conference. We then get an update from U of I Extension's Ken Johnson and learn about the Western Illinois Throwndown.  Then learn about the Soil and Water Outcomes fund.

Illinois Farm Bureau Vice President Evan Hultine discusses the resolutions process as the Resolutions Committee met this week in Champaign.
We hear from John Hoscheidt from RFD Radio Network affiliate WRMJ. John is retiring after 45 years on the air. 
We finish the show learning about KWS Cereals and their cereal rye product.

We talk with Lizzie Schafer of the Taylorville FFA Chapter, who is a National FFA finalist for American Star in Agriscience.
We learn about Bayer's Take Care, Now initiative. 
Michael Bernhard from the Kendall-Grundy Farm Bureau details his "Leaders to Washington" experience.  
Paul Otto from Freese-Notis Weather discusses this week's mini-heatwave.

We discuss a study highlighting corn's impact on the economy with Krista Swanson from the National Corn Growers Association.
Tom Ritter provides a CropWatcher report from Macon County. 
Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.

We discuss trade with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth following her recent trip to Vietnam. 
We hear our latest "Seven With Kevin" segment featuring Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow.  
Darin Copeland with Prairie Farms Dairy wraps up National Ice Cream Month.

Licensed professional counselor Rachel Brown discusses mental health topics.
We highlight the McLean County 4-H Fair with Anna Ziegler, who serves as assistant manager at the McLean County Farm Bureau.
We get to know five Illinois Farm Bureau interns. 

Jenny Sauer-Schmidgall, a board member at the Pike-Scott Farm Bureau, recaps her Illinois Farm Bureau Leaders to Washington experience. She also owns The Witty Farmer in Winchester.
We highlight the American Farmland Trust ADM Regeneration Program. 
We talk fungicide applications with Tyler Harp from Syngenta.

We hear from Colleen Callahan. She details a health related issue and the care she received through a special program at OSF Healthcare called OnCall.  
We highlight a U of I Extension forestry stewardship webinar series.  
Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford looks at the remainder of the summer outlook.