The Veterans Day edition of the show features a conversation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture about the "Homegrown by Heroes" program. We visit with veteran Dan Swanson of Henry County. He also farms and serves in the Illinois House. We finish the show with Pigskin Pickins' with DeLoss, Rita and Jim.

Thursday's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards. We highlight the Streator FFA Chapter, a National FFA finalist in the Model of Excellence category. We meet the Lake County Farm Bureau Manager and finish the show with a Pioneer Agronomy segment.

We hear from Illinois Farm Bureau Assistant Director of Transportation and Infrastructure Rodney Knittel in Wednesday's show. We talk garden clean-up with U-of-I Extension horticulture educator Ken Johnson. We get an update from Illinois Farm Bureau Consumer Engagement Manager Gracie Pierson. Alan Bjerga checks in from the National Milk Producers Federation. And we finish the show with a segment from the Illinois Soybean Association.

Tuesday’s show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Environmental Policy Lauren Lurkins and University of Illinois’ Dr. Kaiyu Guan. The two discuss a carbon monitoring system. We learn about the Illinois Farm Bureau Think LINK program. We visit with Lauren Wolter, a Breese Central FFA member and National Finalist in extemporaneous speaking at the National FFA Convention last month in Indianapolis. We finish the show talking weather with Dan Hicks from Freese-Notis Weather.

Monday's show features a conversation about small scale solar projects with Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business and Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine. We get an update from Illinois Ag in the Classroom with Education Manager Chris Wyant. Hear reaction on the latest jobs report from Illinois Farm Bureau Senior Economist Mike Doherty and we finish the show previewing a new market week with Comstock Investments Joe Camp.

Friday's show features a special interview with former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Illinois Congressman Ray LaHood and former Illinois Congressman Jerry Costello. We finish the show with Friday's Pigskin Pickins' with DeLoss, Jim & Rita.

Thursday's show highlights funding for Saline River Farms in Williamson County from USDA. We talk Illinois Farm Bureau resolutions process with IFB Vice President Brian Duncan. We get an update from the Illinois Pork Producers Association. We talk with the Illinois Corn Growers Association about a collaboration with the Illinois Soybean Association and IHSA. The show finishes with a Pioneer agronomy update.

Wednesday's show features an update with Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Commodities and Livestock Programs Tasha Bunting. We check in with State Ag Pest Survey Coordinator Kelly Estes. And we have two more interviews from last week's National FFA Convention--national proficiency award winner Lizzie Schafer of Taylorville and Chase Howell of Williamsfield, who was staffing the Black Hawk East booth.

We highlight an event at Simeon Career Academy in Chicago featuring Midwest Dairy, the IHSA, an Illinois dairy family and Chicago Bear David Montgomery. We also have more National FFA Convention coverage with Newark's Ty Steffen--a national proficiency winner; newly elected National FFA officer Gracie Murphy from Macomb; and Don Donovan with USDA NRCS. The show wraps up talking weather with DTN ag meteorologist John Baranick.

Monday's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards. We get an update from the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation. We highlight the Cambridge FFA Chapter as they were named National Premier Chapter in the Growing Leaders category at last week's National FFA Convention. We finish the show previewing a new market week with Comstock Investments Joe Camp.