Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

1/29 am
Dale Koch – Product Manager @ Precision Planting

1/29 noon
Aaron Hager – Prof. Of Weed Science @ U of I 

1/30 am
Raghela Scavuzzo – Ex Dir @ IL Specialty Growers &
Assoc. Dir. Of Food Systems Development @ IFB

1/30 noon
Andrew Larson – Dir. Of Govt. Relations @ IL Soybean Assoc.

1/31 am
Dr. Shaun Casteel – Purdue Univ. Extension Educator

1/31 noon
Tristan Herman – Product Develop. @ Precision Planting

2/1 am
Crystal Siltman – Farmer Training Mgr @ The Land Connection

2/1 noon
Randy Graham – President @ IL Specialty Growers Association

2/2 am
Tony & Sharon Ferschy – Owners @ Garlic Breath Farm in Kane County

2/2 noon
LIVE @ Christian County Farm Bureau

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

1/22 am
Jess Smithers & Dave Shiley - Richland Com. College Ag Bldg 1

1/22 noon
Gary Maknke – Mgr @ Midwest Ag Expo @ Gordyville

1/23 am
Deanna Koenigs & Dr. Z & Shiann Currie – RCC Ag Bldg 2

1/23 noon
LIVE @ Macon County Farm Bureau

1/24 am
Stacy Zuber – Research Data Scientist @ IL Soybean Assoc.

1/24 noon
Brian Duncan – President @ IL Farm Bureau

1/25 am
Caleb Schlater – Dir. Of Technical Services & Support @ Precision Planting

1/25 noon
Dave Rylander – President of IL Corn Growers Association

1/26 am
KJ Johnson – President of IL Fertilizer & Chemical Assoc.

1/26 noon
Nathan Schroeder – Nematologist @ University of Illinois

Next week on The Farm Show...

1/15 am
Jennifer Smith – Development Manager @ IAA Foundation

1/15 noon
David Niekamp – West Central IL Farmer & IL Soybean Assoc. Board Member 

1/16 am
Darren Moser – Clinton Community YMCA “Acres For Kids" Program

1/16 noon
Jennifer Tirey – Ex. Dir. @ IL Pork Producer's Association

1/17 am
Will Griffin – Row Crops Segment Mgr @ Valent USA

1/17 noon
Stephanie Porter – Outreach Agronomist @ IL Soybean Assoc.

1/18 am
Jeff O'Connor – Kankakee Co. Farmer & IL Soy Board Member 

1/18 noon
Dr. Shaun Casteel – Purdue Univ. Extension Educator

1/19 am
Nick Seiter – Field Crop Entomologist @ U of I 

1/19 noon
Andrew Goodall – U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Rock Island District

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

1/8 am
Nick Paulson – Professor in College Of ACES @ U of I 

1/8 noon
Niccole Flowers-Kimmerle – Horticulture Educator @ U of I Extension

1/9 am
Julie Hewitt – Dir. @ IL Nutrient Research Education Council  &
Dave Meyers – Harvest Solar

1/9 noon
LIVE @ Dewitt County Farm Bureau

1/10 am
Phillip Bradshaw – Illinois Farmer & Author

1/10 noon
Lars Dyrud – CEO @ Earth Optics  &  
Ray Goesser – Solutions For The Land

1/11 am
Andrew Larson – Dir. Of Govt. Relations @ IL Soybean Assoc.

1/11 noon
Andy Waters – Linco Precision  &
Todd Condit – Area Business Mgr @ LG Seeds

1/12 am
Gail Stratman – Midwest Reg. Tech. Mgr. @ FMC   &
Wade Simpson – Area Mgr @ Ag Resource Management

1/12 noon
Randy Dickhut – Ag Economic Insights  &
Jeff Bahr – Head of Sales @ RCIS

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

1/1 am
Mark Gebhards – Chief Strategy Officer @ IL Farm Bureau

1/1 noon
Dr. Laura Gentry – Dir. Of Water Quality Res. @ ICGA   &
Martin Barbre – 2023 ICGA World of Corn Winner

1/ 2 am
Todd Gleason – U of I Extension   &
Scott Irwin – Ag Econ Prof @ U of I

1/ 2 noon
Matt Bennett – Co-Founder @ AgMarket.net

1/3 am
Lance Ruppert – Market Development @ Growmark  &
Travis Kraft – National Sales Dir. @ Indigo Ag

1/3 noon
Nick Seiter – Field Crop Entomologist @ U of I 

1/ 4 am
Jonathan Coppess – Associate Professor @ U of I

1/ 4 noon
Jean Brokish – Midwest Deputy Dir. @ American Farmland Trust

1/5 am
Jenna Preston – Mgr @ Mercer Co Farm Bureau  &
Chad Goebel – Young Leaders Vice Chair @ Christian Co Farm Bureau

1/5 noon
Jimmy Taylor – Chair @ Cattlemen's Beef Board

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...as is our tradition, the last week of the year, we'll look back at some of the highlights of 2023 on the program!

12/25 am
NO SHOW

12/25 noon
NO SHOW

12/26 am
David Brown – Macon County Farmer on the Tractor in April (Plant '23)

12/26 noon
Ken Myszka – Epiphany Farms In McLean County (June '23 Farm Visit)

12/27 am
Jim Reed – Piatt County Farmer in the Combine in September (Harvest '23)
12/27 noon
Davis Howell, Mabrey Schick, & Logan Newberg – Clinton FFA (Nov '23)

12/28 am
Jason Faulkner – Terrakamp & Mike Miller – GTS (Farm Progress Show '23)

12/28 noon
Drew Mickey & Abby Norrie - Taylorville FFA (Nov '23)

12/29 am
Chad & Ben Johnson – Co-Founders @ Grain Weevil (July '23)

12/29 noon
Rich Guebert Jr. - Final Interview as IFB President & 

Madison Bruns – Shelby County Farm Bureau Manager (IFB Meetings '23)
 

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

12/18 am
Kevin Semlow – Dir. Of Govt Affairs & Commodities @ ILFB   &
Aaron Wiley – Field Sales Rep @ Channel Seed

12/18 noon
Amanda Stanko – AITC Teacher of Year & Pat Bane – AITC Vol of Year
 &  Mat Muirhead – President @ Macon FB

12/19 am
Ben DeBouf – Terraplex Drones  &
Katie Wilson – Mgr @ Montgomery FB

12/19 noon
Kenny Hartman - 1st VP @ NCGA &
Stephanie Porter – Outreach Agronomist @ IL Soybean Assoc.

12/20 am
Kevin Brooks – Farm Mgmnt Ed @ U of I Extension   &
Jeff Jones – Logan County FB

12/20 noon
LIVE @ Macon County Farm Bureau

12/21 am
TJ Shambaugh – Pres @ Piatt FB & Dennis Van Daele – Rock Island FB
& Brian Dirks – Pres @ McLean FB & Gene Whitted – VP @ DeWitt FB

12/21 noon
Randy Dickhut – Ag Economic Insights  &
Jeff Bahr – Head of Sales @ RCIS

12/22 am
Jim Rose – Volunteer @ Farm Rescue  &
Sidney Schafer – Mgr @ Piatt FB & Steve Kessler – Pres. @ Shelby FB

12/22 noon
Andy Dole – President @ Coles FB &
John Klemm – DeWitt FB & Brandon McCollum – Montgomery FB

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

12/11 am
IFB Recap Presser – Pres. Brian Duncan, VP Evan Holtine, &
Kevin Semlow-Dir of Gvt Affairs & Commodities

12/11 noon
Mark Gebhards – Chief Strategy Officer @ IL Farm Bureau

12/12 am
Todd Hultman – Lead Market Analyst @ DTN  &  

Carrie Vogel - Mclean County Ag In The Classroom Coordinator

12/12 noon
Alec Meyers – Manager @ Christian County Farm Bureau  &  
Susan Moore – Director @ IAA Foundation

12/13 am
Jerry Campbell – Solectrac  &
Austin Rincker – Shelby County Farm Bureau

12/13 noon
LIVE @ DeWitt County Farm Bureau

12/14 am
Randy Toohill – DeWitt County Farm Bureau President  &
Derek Martin – Logan County Farm Bureau President

12/14 noon
Julie Hewitt – Dir. @ IL Nutrient Research Education Council  &
Dave Meyers – Harvest Solar

12/15 am
Madison Bruns – Mgr @ Shelby Co. Farm Bureau   &
Matt Heberling – Christian Co. Farm Bureau President

12/15 noon
Charles Baron – Co-Founder @ Farmers Business Network  &
Craig Dick – VP of Sales & Marketing @ Phosolutions

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

12/4 am
Claudine Wargel – DeWitt County Author  &

Randy Rogers – 160 Driving Academy

12/4 noon
LIVE @ IFB Annual Meeting in Chicago

12/5 am
Jimmy Taylor – Chair @ Cattlemen's Beef Board

12/5 noon
Jared Gopplan – Agronomy Mgr @ Wyffels Hybrids    &
Nick Lewitt – Precision Ag Specialist @ RCIS

12/6 am
Dr. Laura Gentry – Dir. Of Water Quality Res. @ ICGA   &
Martin Barbre – 2023 ICGA World of Corn Winner

12/6 noon
Randy Sprunk – Chair @ USMEF   &

Frans Reimers – NA Tractor Product Mgr @ Claas

12/7 am
Dan English – GM @ FBN Financial  &  

Lars Dyrud – CEO @ EarthOptics

12/7 noon
Mike Shane – Board Member @ ICGA   &
Harold Wooley – President @ NCGA

12/8 am
Jason Little – VP of Ecosystem Strategy @ Indigo   &
Clayton Sellars – Bullrider & Ag Truck Trader Rep

12/8 noon
Mark Stock – CEO @ Big Iron Auctions   &
Matthew Pye – Biological Expert @ FMC

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

11/27 am
US Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack @ NAFB in Kansas City

11/27 noon
Drew Lerner – President @ World Weather Inc

11/28 am
Josh Grackle – VP @ American Soybean Association

11/28 noon
LIVE @ Peoria Farm Show
12:20-1p on WHOW; 12:20-12:35p on WTIM

11/29 am
Mike Perrine – NAFB Hall of Fame & USDA's Agriculture USA

11/29 noon
LIVE @ Peoria Farm Show
12:20-1p on WHOW; 12:20-12:35p on WTIM

11/30 am
Roger Cryan – Chief Economist @ American Farm Bureau Federation

11/30 noon
LIVE @ Peoria Farm Show
12:20-1p on WHOW; 12:20-12:35p on WTIM

12/1 am
Neil Caskey – CEO @ National Corn Growers Association

12/1 noon
LIVE in Studio w/ PFS Antique Tractor Winners

Coming up over the next two weeks on The Farm Show...

11/13 am
Justin Wheeler – Ast. V.P. @ 1st Mid Ag Services in Decatur

11/13 noon
James Auten – National Weather Service in Lincoln

11/14 am
Jay Bliler – VP of Community Development @ Taylorville FFA

11/14 noon
Jonathan Coppess – U of I & Gardner Policy Program

11/15 am
Drew Mickey & Abby Norris - Co-Presidents @ Taylorville FFA

11/15 noon
Davis Howell, Mabrey Schick, & Logan Newberg – Clinton FFA

11/16 am
Elliott Burgett – Macon County Farmer

11/16 noon
Rick Eastham – Edgar County Farmer

11/17 am
David Dorn Jr – Christian County Farmer

11/17 noon
Taylor Crouch – Reporter @ Maroa-Forsyth FFA

11/20 am
Kaydence Woolen, Presley Hardesty, Carmen Ellis, & Ava Pollen – Blue Ridge HS FFA

11/20 noon
LIVE @ Macon County Farm Bureau

11/21 am
Greg Christian – Founder & CEO @ Beyond Green Partners

11/21 noon
Jean Brokish – Midwest Deputy Dir. @ American Farmland Trust

11/22 am
Megan Baskville – IL Ag Program Dir. @ The Nature Conservancy

11/22 noon
Sara Sellars – Ast. Prof. @ Ext. Specialist @ South Dakota St.

11/23 am
Stephanie Porter – Outreach Agronomist @ IL Soybean Assoc.

11/23 noon
Carrie Vogel – Coord. @ McLean County Ag In The Classroom

11/24 am
Stan Clement – C.O.O. @ Black Coral Minerals

11/24 noon
Kelly Estes – IL Pest Survey Coordinator

Coming up on The Farm Show next week...

11/6 am
Rich Guebert – IL Farm Bureau President

11/6 noon
LIVE @ DeWitt County Farm Bureau

11/7 am
Elliott Uphoff – Shelby County Farmer

11/7 noon
Bob Lawless – Golden Harvest Agronomist

11/8 am
Brandon Hall – 2023 Illinois CCA Of The Year

11/8 noon
Brian Dirks – McLean County Farmer

11/9 am
Lucas Roney – Moultrie County Farmer

11/9 noon
Stephanie Porter – Outreach Agronomist @ IL Soybean Assoc.

11/10 am
Bill Harmon – Ag Dept @ Lincoln Land Community College

11/10 noon
KJ Johnson – President @ IL Fertilizer & Chemical Association 

Coming up next week on The Farm Show....

10/30 am
Annie Schoetmer – Programs & Services Mgr @ IL Beef Assoc.

10/30 noon
Brian Basting – Economist @ Advance Trading in Bloomington

10/31 am
Jeff Scott – Christian County Farmer

10/31 noon
David Brix – Macon County Farmer

11/1 am
Dale Himstedt – Owner @ D&H Drainage in Morrisonville

11/1 noon
Marty Marr – Sangamon County Farmer

11/2 am
Natalie Kerr – IL Coordinator @ Saving Tomorrow's Ag Resources

11/2 noon
Jason Birkenbeil – Livingston County Farmer

11/3 am
Matt Montgomery – Pioneer Agronomist in Central Illinois

11/3 noon
Stan Clement – C.O.O. @ Black Coral Minerals

Coming up next week on The Farm Show....

10/23 am
Tom Heironymous – DeWitt County
Farmer

10/23 noon
Austin Rincker – Shelby County
Farmer

10/24 am
Bryan Sharp – Christian County Farmer

10/24 noon
LIVE @ Macon County Farm Bureau

10/25 am
Kelly Estes – IL Pest Survey Coordinator

10/25 noon
Dave Steward – DeWitt County Farmer

10/26 am
Andrew Newberg – DeWitt County Farmer

10/26 noon
Madison Bruns – Mgr @ Shelby County Farm Bureau

10/27 am
Carrie Vogel – Coord. @ McLean County Ag In The Classroom

10/27 noon
Lance Tarochione – Agronomist @ DeKalb/Asgrow in West Central IL

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

10/16 am
Eric Snodgrass – Chief Science Fellow w/ Nutrien Ag Solutions

10/16 noon
LIVE @ DeWitt County Farm Bureau

10/17 am
John Klemm – DeWitt County Farmer

10/17 noon
Matt Hughes – McLean County Farmer

10/18 am
Andy Bolsen – Moultrie County Farmer

10/18 noon
Paul Butler – Macon County Farmer

10/19 am
Lance Muirhead – Macon County Farmer

10/19 noon
Randy Toohill – DeWitt County Farmer

10/20 am
Kris Ehler – Champaign County Certified Crop Advisor

10/20 am
Jeff Brown – Macon County Farmer

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

10/9 am
Adam Brown – Macon County Farmer

10/9 noon
Doug Martin – Logan County Farmer

10/10 am
Pat Toohill – McLean County Farmer

10/10 noon
Jim Reed – Piatt County Farmer

10/11 am
Cody White – DeWitt County Farmer

10/11 noon
Mike Earles – Regional Manager @ Wyffels Hybrids

10/12 am
Ed Mayfield – Logan County Farmer

10/12 noon
Matt Turner – Champaign County Farmer

10/13 am
Karl Probst – Coles County Farmer

10/13 noon
Jason Lay – McLean County Farmer

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

10/2 am
Cole Sanford – Cash Crop Product Specialist @ New Holland  &
Jamie Jones – Outreach Coordinator @ IL NRCS

10/2 noon
Christian Lovell – Ex. Dir. @ IL Grazing Lands Coalition

10/3 am
Chase Burns – Land Specialist @ The Land Guys

10/3 noon
Alex Head – Macon County Farmer

10/4 am
Jim Cink – Dir of Biological Products @ Indigo   &
Mike Barringer – Sales Mgr @ Mansea Metal

10/4 noon
Mike Warner – DSM in Christian & Shelby Counties @ Wyffels Hiybrids

10/5 am
Matt Stolte – Montgomery County Farmer

10/5 noon
Adrian McMorris – Video Marketer @ Evo Wheels   &
Eric Boech – Head of N. America @ Syngenta & Mike Krast – Pres. @ Sustainable Oils

10/6 am
Dean McWard – Christian County Farmer

10/6 noon
Josh Lieb – Piatt County Farmer

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

9/25 am
Jennifer Smith – Development Dir. @ IAA Foundation   &
Rachel Probst – Mattoon HS FFA Advisor/Grant Winner

9/25 noon
Denise Beufret – Smart Corn Lead @ Bayer   &
Eric Christian – Agronomist @ Pivot Bio

9/26 am
Jennifer Furken – Vice President @ Springfield Plastics   &
David Brennan – Planter Marketing Mgr @ CaseIH

9/26 noon
Craig Gansel – Founder @ Farmwave  &
Kramer Farney – Head of Marketing @ Golden Harvest

9/27 am
Tom McMurren @ Green Eye Technologies   &
Josh Stoller – Region Manager @ Precision Planting

9/27 noon
David Brown – Macon County Farmer

9/28 am
Aaron Hunsinger – Creation Mgr @ One Smart Spray   &
Ken Paul – Product Marketing Mgr @ New Holland

9/28 noon
Tim Dinert – Marketing Mgr @ John Deere   &
Seth Edwards - Horsch

9/29 am
Ken Franklin – Christian County Farmer

9/29 noon
Brad Belzer & Trevor Folling @ Common Ground

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

9/18 am
Phil Montgomery – Co-Owner @ AM PM Hemp Farm

9/18 noon
Jim Reed – Piatt Co Farmer & US Grains Council   &  

Jeff Akel – Global Prod. Mgr @ CaseIH

9/19 am
Craig Johnson – VP Marketing @ Monarch Tractors  &
Craig Lee – Director of Sales @ Geringhoff

9/19 noon
Raelynn Parmely – Environmental Prog Mgr @ IL Farm Bureau  &
Zac Corbin – Sales & Marketing Mgr @ S3AWS Airbar

9/20 am
Abigail Peterson – Director of Agronomy @ IL Soybean Assoc.  &
Tanner Lund – Marketing Product Specialist @ AGCO w/ Fendt

9/20 noon
LIVE @ Macon County Farm Bureau

9/21 am
Charles Baron – Co-Founder @ Farmer's Business Network

9/21 noon
Alex Herrell – 200bu Soybean Grower in Georgia   &
Eric Potter – Inventory Mgr @ Haber Technologies

9/22 am
Taylor Wetli – US Commercial Mgr @ Solifntec   &
Nick Yates – Central Region Farm Server Rep @ Beck's Hybrids

9/22 noon
Mariah & Greg Anderson – Triple M Farms in DeWitt County 

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

9/11 am
Bill Zimmer – Logan/Tazewell Co. Farmer

9/11 noon
Greg Souder – Founder @ 360 Yield Center

9/12 am
Susan Moore – Dir. @ IAA Foundation   &
Linda Umberson – Co-Owner @ Grass Works Mfg.

9/12 noon
Lance Tarochione – Dekalb/Asgrow Agronomist   &
Tom Curley – Stieger Global Product Mgr. @ CaseIH

9/13 am
Ryan Berg – COO @ Farm Credit Illinois  &
Nikki Palella – Analyst @ Magnolia

9/13 noon
LIVE @ DeWitt County Farm Bureau

9/14 am
Ron Harmon – Founder @ Big Equipment Company   &
Doug Yoder – Crop Agency Mgr. @ Country Financial

9/14 noon
Andy Thompson – AOR Mgr @ Yetter Farm Equipment   &
Cody Fast – President @ Fast Ag Solutions

9/15 am
Geoff Cooper – CEO @ Renewable Fuels Association

9/15 noon
Eric Shuman – General Mgr @ Raven   &   
Keith Barkama – Volunteer @ Farm Rescue

Coming up next week on The Farm Show...

9/4 am
Jake & Sara Hotze – Effingham Co. FCI Director's Cup Winners

9/4 noon
Marion Calmer – Owner @ Calmer Corn Heads  

9/5 am
Matt Jungmann – Manager @ Farm Progress Show   &
Mick Kowitz – CEO @ Ryse RECON

9/5 noon
Brian Grete – Editor @ Pro Farmer

9/6 am 
US Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack @ Farm Progress Show

9/6 noon
Kris Reynolds – Midwest Dir. @ American Farmland Trust  &
Chris Turner – US Country Division Head @ Bayer Crop Science

9/7 am
Jason Faulkner – Dir. Of Field Operations @ Terrakamp  &
Mike Miller – Director of Sales @ GTS

9/7 noon
David Brix – FPS Host Farmer &
Adam Nielsen – National Legislative Dir. @ IL Farm Bureau

9/8 am
Rodney Knittle – Ast. Dir. Of Transportation @ IFB  &
Crystal Kopecki – Dir. of Sales @ Walkabout Mother Bins

9/8 noon
Gage Masko – Co-Founder of Leaftech Ag

In visiting with local farm broadcaster Jared White Thursday afternoon, Farm Progress Show Manager Matt Jungmann said that he was very pleased with this year's show.

He said that with the exception of a Tuesday morning accident in a road leading to Progress City, parking went well.   Overflow parking was used both Tuesday and Wednesday.

Jungmann is already having conversations about the 2025 show in Decatur.  Next year's show is in Boone, Iowa, August 27-29, 2024.

Day 3 of the Farm Progress Show in Decatur Thursday brought a big crowd.   The weather in Decatur was picture perfect.

It was the final day of the show, which saw record crowds on Tuesday and Wednesday thanks to the weather.

Picture perfect weather brought a record Day 2 crowd to the Farm Progress Show on Wednesday.

The overflow parking lot had to be used earlier than usual for a typical Wednesday, another sign of a record Wednesday crowd.  Food tent lines were also longer and lasted into mid-afternoon.

Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker Tuesday announced a new Farm Family Resource Initiative at the Farm Progress Show.  It's meant to address the continuing mental health issues farmers experience.

According to the Governor's Office,  the funding will be for a grant program aimed at breaking down the stigma of accessing mental health services in agricultural communities. The announcement was made in partnership with the Illinois FFA Foundation and the Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine.

The Farm Family Resource Initiative (FFRI) was created initially as a pilot program covering six Illinois counties providing telehealth mental health access in addition to a helpline. Following its overwhelming success, the FFRI was expanded to cover all 102 counties in the state. In addition to the telehealth helpline, family members can now access six free telehealth mental health sessions.

The program will also fund up to 20 grants at $1,000 each to support FFA chapters implementing local initiatives encouraging access to mental health resources. Grants will be used to increase awareness of mental health and wellness in schools and communities across Illinois. All FFA chapters in Illinois are eligible to apply for the grant, and grant applications will be available from the Illinois FFA Foundation in fall 2023.