Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Food Systems Development Raghela Scavuzzo discusses a agritourism webinar series available this spring.   Kris Reynolds with American Farmland Trust provides an update. Courtney McFarlin with OSF Healthcare discusses elder care as it relates to the family farm.  We get a Pioneer agronomy segment from southeastern Illinois with Jeremiah Jones.   ..read more

Wednesday's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Bureau President Brian Duncan. We get an update from Matt Jungmann on this year's Farm Progress Show.   FCAE's Luke Allen talks all things ag education.  We highlight this weekend's Midwest Horse Fair.   ..read more

Monday's show features a "This is IFB" segment highlighting Doc Koons in Shelby County.  We get our first CropWatcher report of the season from Brent Corners in Jefferson County. Whiteside County Farm Bureau member Jeff Brooks recaps his testimony to the Illinois House Revenue Committee regarding the Family Farm Preservation Act.    Joe Camp at Commstock Investments previews a new market week.   ..read more

Friday's show features the "Seven with Kevin" segment featuring Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Kevin Semlow. We get an update from the Illinois Pork Producers Association.  Don Schaefer with Springfield, Illinois based Mid-West Truckers Association discusses the latest trucking issues.   ..read more

We highlight the Illinois Farm Bureau three part docuseries titled Fields Apart: Rooted Together. We get an update from IL Corn's Dave Rylander.   Kevin Brooks, University of Illinois Farm Business Management and Marketing Educator discusses cash rent.  ..read more

Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Transportation and Infrastructure discusses spring planting season getting underway.   University of Illinois infectious disease expert Dr. Jim Lowe gives the latest info on avian influenza.  Illinois Farm Bureau Consumer Engagement Manager Gracie Pierson provides an update.  Trinity Baker and Tim Clark from Seminis (division of Bayer Crop Science) talk sweet corn ..read more

We talk county fair business with Andy Schoendienst of Luehrs' Ideal Rides in Collinsville.  We have our monthly visit with State Treasurer Michael Frerichs.   Meteorologist Paul Otto with Freese-Notis Weather talks spring planting weather.   ..read more

Monday's show line-up includes Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business & Regulatory Affairs Bill Bodine, Illinois County Fair Queen Natalie Evans, and Commstock Investments Joe Camp.  We also learn about solving a food desert in Fieldon, Illinois in Jersey County.  ..read more

Friday's show features a "Future of Farm Bureau" segment with Illinois Farm Bureau Chief Strategy Officer & Assistant to the President Mark Gebhards. We hear from Dr. David Newman with the National Pork Board.   We get an update on the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation and progress with the Class of 2025.   ..read more

Brad Wilson, Wildlife Biologist with the USDA APHIS Wildlife Service discusses back vultures. Kevin Daugherty with Illinois Ag in the Classroom says coordinators around the state are getting ready to celebrate Earth Day. Devin Bollman provides an Illinois Beef Association update.   ..read more