Friday, August 11th was Agriculture Day at the Illinois State Fair.   It was also the first day of the Fair's 10-day run.

 

Agriculture was in the spotlight, with agriculture leaders from across the state converging on the Commodities Pavilion during the noon hour for interviews with farm broadcasters and media.

 

illinoisfarmradio.com broadcast its Noon Farm Show live from the event.   Here are the interviews that were featured during the broadcast:

 

FFA Section 16 president Samantha Hazelander:

 

 

FFA State Officer Team:

 

 

Shawn Murray, Senior Vice-President and Chief Marketplace Officer, Farm Credit Illinois:

 

 

Mark Gebhards, Chief Strategy Officer, Illinois Farm Bureau:

 

 

Tim Thompson, District 10 director, Illinois Corn Marketing Board:

 

 

Marty and Evan Marr; Marty is past president of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board:

 

 

Dave Duzan, president, Illinois Beef Association:

 

 

Rich Guebert, president, Illinois Farm Bureau: