Wednesday’s show features a s conversation with Tasha Bunting, who serves as Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Commodity & Livestock Programs. We talk trucking with Bruce Jung of Jung Trucking. It’s National Pork Month and we get an update from the Illinois Pork Producers Association, and also highlight the IPPA and IHSA’s Pork and Pigskins Championship with the product from El Paso-Gridley High School. We also celebrate National 4-H Week with Nicole Hill of Dixon, who attends Black Hawk East in Henry County.

Tuesday's show features a visit from regular contributor to the program, Mark Gebhards, who serves as Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities. We also hear from IFB Director of Environmental Policy Lauren Lurkins, reminding members that there are just a few days remaining to respond to an action request involving atrazine. We also celebrate 10-4 National Truckers Appreciation Day with Sarah Over from LaSalle County, a recipient of an IAA Foundation Driving Agriculture Forward Scholarship. We finish the show talking weather with DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick.

We kick off a new month of shows visiting with Congressional Quarterly's Ellyn Ferguson. She provides several updates heading into the November mid-terms. We celebrate National 4-H week with Illinois 4-H Youth Leadership team member Ross Vancil from Henderson County. We highlight IAA Foundation ag teacher grant recipient Lexi Hilliker from Pecatonica High School. And we finish the show previewing a new market week with Joe Camp at Comstock Investments.

Friday's show features a conversation with IAA Foundation ag teacher grant program recipient Kylie Miller from Prairie Central High School. We also highlight an RFD Radio Network affiliate, WKJT in Effingham with Greg Sapp. The show finishes with Pigskin Pickins' with DeLoss, Jim & Rita.

We remember Elizabeth Weidner, who passed away a year ago today from childhood cancer. Also on Thursday’s show, an update from the Illinois Corn Growers Association. We hear from National FFA officer candidate Gracie Murphy from Macomb, who just finished her term as Illinois FFA Secretary. We finish the show talking pumpkin picking with University of Illinois Extension Educator Ken Johnson.

Illinois Farm Business Farm Management’s Brad Zwilling joins the show Wednesday. He discusses his latest piece in FarmDocDaily—Financial Summary of Illinois Farms for 2021. We also learn about an effort to save an old water tower in Millstadt, Illinois. We also get updates from USDA Rural Development’s Betsy Dirksen Londrigan and Randy Graham from Illinois Specialty Growers.

Tuesday's show features an update from State Conservationist Ivan Dozier. We meet an IAA Foundation ag teacher grant recipient, Mason Fesser from Nokomis High School. We finish the show talking weather with Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford.

Monday’s show features a conversation with the Pittsfield FFA chapter. They are national finalist in the Strengthening Agriculture category. We also learn about an event at the Conserv FS facility in Waterman. They are hosting a Land Use Career Development event later this week. We finish the show previewing a new market week with Comstock Investments Joe Camp.

Friday's show features a conversation with regular contributor to the program--Mark Gebhards, who serves as Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Commodities and Governmental Affairs. We also talk the stress of harvest with Dr. Jeffrey Hoschek. We talk farm safety with John Lee from the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois. We highlight an event coming up at the Amish Heritage Center in Arthur. And Friday means Pigskin Pickins' with DeLoss, Rita and Jim.

Thursday’s show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau President Rich Guebert. We also get an update from Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Food Systems Development Raghela Scavuzo. We talk 2023 crop year projects with Julie Hewitt from Illinois NREC. We also chat about ag education with FCAE program adviser Megan Coy and we finish the show celebrating Prairie Farms Dairy success with Darin Copeland.