Rita Frazer talks with Mark Gebhards, Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities talks about state and federal legislative issues. Jim Taylor talks to students at the Chicago School for Ag Sciences about their recent Horticulture Job Shadow experience coordinated by the Cook County Farm Bureau and later catches up with DeAnne Bloomberg about her involvement with the Women in Agriculture Conference.

Thursday's show includes a conversation with Derrick Bruhn from Topflight Grain and his role with the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois. We also honor Brian Drendel of Geneva. He is being inducted into the Illinois Outdoor of Hall of Fame. We also meet North Dakota native Kylee Myers, who now serves as recruiting coordinator for Black Hawk East, which is hosting an Ag Visit Day on the Henry County campus on April 8.

Plenty of topics covered in Wednesday's show. We talk Illinois Farm Bureau Young Leader Committee work with Gayle Baker and Gracelyn Dale. Jennifer Tirey provides an update from the Illinois Pork Producers Association. We learn about the story behind the IRAP Landowner of the Year. And the show finishes with corn breeder Jessica Bubert from DeKalb County.

Today's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau's Raelynn Parmely. She discusses April nutrient stewardship field days and pollinator plots. We get our first Crop Watcher 2022 report from Ken Taake in Pulaski County. Randy Graham discusses input costs and their impact on Illinois specialty growers. The final segment includes a weather chat with DTN agriculture meteorologist John Baranick.

A new week of shows starts with a conversation with State Conservationist Ivan Dozier. We hear from two of the keynote speakers from last Friday's Women in Ag Conference--Dr. Kim Kidwell from the University of Illinois and mental health advocate Adrienne DeSutter of New Windsor. The show finishes previewing a new market week with Agrivisor's Karl Setzer.

Rita Frazer and Illinois Farm Bureau's Mark Gebhards update us on state and federal issues. Later, Rita shares coverage from the Live Local Conference held earlier in the week. Jim Taylor wraps up with a conversation with Rockridge FFA President Kierney McDonald.

Plenty of topics covered in Thursday's show. We hear from Illinois Farm Bureau president Rich Guebert. We get an update from Illinois Farm Bureau young leader chair Aaron Mitchell. Darin Copeland stops by to talk Prairie Farms Dairy followed by an energy market conversation with GROWMARK's Scott Wilson. The show finishes with I-L Corn's Don Guinnip discussing the organization signing onto a petition challenging EPA rulemaking on final greenhouse gas standards for passenger cars and light trucks.

Wednesday's show features a conversation with Illinois FBFM's Brad Zwilling about his latest piece on FarmDocDaily that discusses agricultural assets compared to agricultural debt. We also have complete react from Tuesday's Ag Legislative Day in Springfield as we visit with Illinois Department of Agriculture director Jerry Costello, Illinois FFA president Adam Loker, and Illinois Soybean Association's David Wessel.

It's National Agriculture Day! Jim Taylor talks with Curt Blades, Association of Equipment Manufacturers about National Ag Day Events on the National Mall. Later, Jim talks to Mercer County High School first year Agriculture Teacher Brandon Livingston. DeLoss Jahnke talks about Golden Harvest Soybeans with Stephanie Porter and we wrap up with weather from State Climatologist Trent Ford.

Monday's show features a conversation with John Rogner, who serves as assistant director for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. He discusses the state's 30x30 project. We get an update from Quinn Adamowski with Landmarks Illinois. We also check in with the McLean County Chamber of Commerce Ag Awareness Breakfast where a big announcement is made concerning the ag program at Heartland Community College. We finish the show previewing a new market week with Agrivisor's Karl Setzer.