Next week on the Show....

9/2 am (6:40a & 1:07p on WHOW)
U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue - Ag Policy Forum @ FPS (Pt 1)

9/2 noon (12:20p & 4:35p on WHOW)
Matt Jungmann – National Events MGR @ Farm Progress

9/3 am
U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue - Ag Policy Forum @ FPS (Pt 2)

9/3 noon
Matt Bennett – Bennett Consulting & Hanna Lyon – Maroa-Forsyth FFA

9/4 am
U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue - Ag Policy Forum @ FPS (Pt 3)

9/4 noon
Clint Bowyer – NASCAR & Alex Bowman – NASCAR & Todd Kubli – Nationwide Insurance

9/5 am
U.S. Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue - Ag Policy Forum @ FPS (Pt 4)

9/5 noon
Karl Setzer – Agrivisor & Eric Broadbent – Kinze

9/6 am
Tom Tracy – Farm Credit IL & John Schartmann – Pioneer

9/6 noon
Stephanie Porter – Agronomist w/ Golden Harvest

Here are more interviews local farm broadcaster Jared White did with vendors and officials at the Farm Progress Show on August 29:

Matt Jungmann, National Events Manager, Farm Progress

Kaitlyn Bissonette, SCN Coalition

Mike Warner, Wyffels Hybrids

Nic Hustede, agronomist with FMC

Nolan Paxton, Thrived with FMC

Stephanie Porter, local ag agronomist with Golden Harvest

Tom Scheff, Golden Harvest

Here are more interviews our local farm broadcaster Jared White did from the Farm Progress Show:

Tom Tracy, CEO, Farm Credit Illinois

David Palmer, Kubota

Alex Bowman, NASCAR driver appearing at the Nationwide Insurance exhibit

Todd Kubli, Nationwide Insurance

Greg Thompson, Sentera, on drones

Mike Koenigs, Corteva on Tru Choice

Scott Youngman, Corteva on Enlist

Josh Sauder, Granular

Mike Van Horn, J&M

Eric Broadbent, Kinze

Michael Flintoff, MacDon

Alex Saleznor, National Hemp Association on CBD

Ed Wassum, farmer with National Hemp Association

Erica Stark, National Hemp Association

John Schartman, Pioneer, on soybeans

Liz Knutson, Pioneer, on corn

Justin Kauffman, Precision Plant

illinoisfarmradio.com originated an Extended Noon Farm Show during the 3 days of the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, from the Beck's Hybrids exhibit on the west side of Progress City.

Local farm broadcaster Jared White (right) anchored each day's show, interviewing Beck's Hybrid's personnel.  At the right is Mark Voors, Beck's Area Team Lead, who was interviewed on today's Extended Noon Farm Show.

Beautiful, clear skies and temperatures in the 70's, greeted attendees of day 3 of the Farm Progress Show in Decatur today.

The show continues until 4pm this afternoon at Progress City on the campus of Richland Community College in Decatur.

And, here was our home for our over 30 hours of LIVE coverage from the show.  Local farm broadcaster Jared White was on foot at the show during our coverage August 21, 23, and 26; and was on wheels on a golf cart the 3 days of the show.  Company president Randal J. Miller anchored our LIVE coverage from the BASF Media Tent at 6th and East Progress.

Central Illinois car dealer Bob Ridings visited the illinoisfarmradio.com broadcast studio inside the BASF Media Tent, on Wednesday afternoon.  Ridings visited with host Randal J. Miller, about Ford's exhibit at the show, focusing on their popular F-150 pickup trucks.

Here's the audio from that interview:

Ridings owns dealerships in Taylorville, Pana, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Decatur, and Monticello.

Big crowds and beautiful weather greeted day 2 of the Farm Progress Show in Decatur on Wednesday.

US Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue held a news conference at the BASF Media Tent during the Farm Progress Show on Wednesday.  He fielded many questions from both farm broadcasters and reporters on a host of subjects important to agriculture, including trade, refinery waivers, and livestock.   Here is the unedited audio of Perdue's news conference:

13th Congressional District Congressman Rodney Davis hosted an Ag Policy Forum at Richland Community College in Decatur on Wednesday, as part of the Farm Progress Show.

Featured speaker was United States Ag Secretary Sonny Purdue, who talked about the ongoing trade talks with China and how it's affecting local farmers.

The by-invitation only event attracted a standing-room-only crowd of farmers and residents.

Here are more interviews Jared did that were featured in our on-air coverage:

AGI Craig Hunt

Bill Webber, Case IH on tractors

Mark Burns, Case IH on sprayers

Tony McLellan, Case IH on planters

Clint Bowyer, NASCAR driver who was at the Dekalb exhibit

Charles Baron, Farmers Business Network

Hanna Lyon, Maroa FFA

Kimberly Widerman, New Holland

Kevin Kersey, Roxor

Here are more interviews that our local farm broadcaster Jared White did the afternoon of August 27 at the Farm Progress Show:

Tom Davis with Ag Direct and Farm Credit Illinois

Karl Setzer with AgriVisor

Ryan Hough with John Deere

Steve Nicholson with RaboAgriFinance

Raimi Pottinger, the Kentucky farmer whose farm was featrured in the movie "Silo" being previewed at the Farm Progress Show

"Silo" movie producer Sam Goldberg

Andy Thompson with Yetter

Here are more interviews from our Farm Progress Show coverage on August 27th:

Lance Tarchione, local agronomist with Dekalb Asgrow

Pete Itenburk with Dekalb Asgrow

Andrew Sunderman with Fendt Tractors

Lance Brown with GSI

Matt Bennett with Bennett Consulting and Channel Seeds

We visited with Jerry Johnson, regional director for the Quail and Upland Game Alliance, on how they work with farmers in Illinois.

Their booth is in the Varied Industries Tent at 5th and West Progress.

The gates opened at 8 o'clock this morning, and the sun came from behind the clouds at 9:30.  The crowds responded!  

Exhibitors report great foot traffic on Tuesday morning.

Mansea Metal in Mt. Zion, is providing farmers information on their metal roofing material, and DIY pole buildings, in the Varied Industries Tent at 5th and Progress.

Their display includes a scale size pole building, to show farmers the lumber in each Mansea Metal DIY building, and where the lumber is located to give the building strength to take Illinois weather.

Here's an interview we did with Mansea Metal Mt. Zion general manager Jeff Chambers:

Here's an interview we did with Mansea Metal marketing director Steve Adriance:

Stop by and visit them in the Varied Industries Tent at 5th and West Progress.

The Illinois Chiropractic Society is providing helpful information to farmers, on how chiropractors around the state can treat farm-related injuries.  Dr. Ren Bleem, a chiropractic physician from Havana, and his wife Melanie, are manning the booth all 3 days in the Health and Safety Tent on the northeast side of the FPS grounds.

Here's an interview we did with them as part of our illinoisfarmradio.com coverage:

Stop by their booth in the Health and Safety Tent, when you're at the Farm Progress Show this week.

POSTED 9:19AM Tuesday 8/27:

Just in from Farm Progress Show Officials:

Sorry folks, due to wet fields no field demos Tuesday. We expect the fields to be ready to go Wednesday. The good news is with the rain came some great temperatures, so you’ll be cruising the show grounds in comfort this week.

Gates opened at 8 o'clock this morning, and the farmers are here!

The show is open today til 4 this afternoon.

Cloudy skies at Progress City this morning, but NO RAIN!  We didn't get expected rain during the night, and the weatherman says the sun is to come out this afternoon.  We're also expecting sunny skies for Wednesday and Thursday.

Stay tuned for continuing coverage on all the illinoisfarmradio.com platforms, including WHOW THE BIG 1520, 92.3 FM in DeWitt County, 106.5 FM in Logan County; streamed at illinoisfarmradio.com, on the WHOW mobile app and Amazon Alexa.

Our coverage is also being heard on NEWSTALK WTIM's many platforms, including THE BIG 870 across Central Illinois, 96.1 FM in Christian County, 107.5 FM in Shelby County, and 107.7 FM in Moultrie County; streamed live at taylorvilledailynews.com, on the WTIM mobile app, and on Amazon Alexa. 

FARM PROGRESS SHOW TRAFFIC REPORT as of 8am Tuesday, August 27

Mound Road eastbound backed up to Greenswitch.

Illinois Route 48 southbound from I-72 exit 144, backed up from the exit to Brush College Road, all the way to the show site.

Reas Bridge Road south of Richland Community College backed up in both directions.

And, a reminder that the East Exhibitor Parking Lot is closed due to water.  All exhibitors are to park in the West Parking Lot, and enter gate # 1.

More interviews from Farm Progress Show August 26, 2019 Coverage:

Nicole Phillips, Senior Director of Marketing, Nutrien Ag Solutions

Dave Bickett, Sales Rep, Hopsi

Jeff Smithers, Director of Ag Programs, Richland Community College

Laurel Case, Public Relations Manager, John Deere

Tim Norris, Eastern Region Business Director, Smart Ag

Here are interviews from our Farm Progress Show August 26th Coverage:

Tyler Barringer, District Sales Manager, Beck's Hybrids

Greg Sauder, Owner, 360 Yield Center

Lindsay Rakenberger, Director of Agri-Business, Country Financial

Danny Himes, District Sales Manager, LG Seeds

Bev Kuhn, EMS Coordinator, HSHS St. Mary's Hospital, Decatur

Matt Jungmann, National Events Manager, Farm Progress

David Brix, Host Farmer, Farm Progress Show

Farm Progress Show Interviews from Friday, August 23rd Coverage

Aaron Bellinger, AGCO

Allen O'Strauss, Clauss

Beth Bolger, Farm Credit Illinois

Jerry Toohill, Stone Seed

Lisa Bachledge, Morton Buildings

Matt Jungmann, National Shows Manager, Farm Progress

Rebecca Ivy, Case IH

Tricia Braid, Illinois Corn Growers Association

These interviews were part of our Friday, August 23rd coverage on illinoisfarmradio.com.

Farm Progress Show Week 2019!  LOTS of coverage on site in Decatur. 

In addition to regular show times, we will have programming LIVE on site of the Farm Progress Show Tuesday thru Thursday from 6:40a to 3p each day on WHOW!  Plus - extensive live coverage on WTIM as well!

8/26 am
Scott  Beck – President of Beck's Hybrids

8/26 noon
LIVE @ Farm Progress Show 
(12:20 – 2p on Both)

8/27 am
LIVE @ Farm Progress Show

8/27 noon
LIVE @ Farm Progress Show

8/28 am
LIVE @ Farm Progress Show

8/28 noon
LIVE @ Farm Progress Show

8/29 am
LIVE @ Farm Progress Show

8/29 noon
LIVE @ Farm Progress Show

8/30 am
Jason Gaheimer – Beck's PFR & Sam Nightengale – ISF Champion

8/30 noon
Justin Koch – 360 Yield Center Innovation Engineer

On the Show next week....plus LIVE broadcasts from the Farm Progress Show & Half Century of Progress!

8/19 am (6:40a & 1:07p on WHOW)
Rich Guebert – IL Farm Bureau President
Roger Sy – IL Corn Marketing Board Vice President

8/19 noon (12:20p & 4:35p on WHOW)
Jerry Toohill – Clinton YMCA “Acres For Kids” & Stone Seed DSM

8/20 am
David Murphy – 360 Yield Center @ Proving Grounds Event

8/20 noon
Rennie Cluver – Clinton YMCA Executive Director
David Torbert – Clinton YMCA Camp Osage Director

8/21 am
Duane Noland – Meridian High School Ag Ed Foundation

8/21 noon
LIVE @ Farm Progress Show Media Day (12:20 – 2p on Both)

8/22 am
U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos
Doug Schroeder – IL Soybean Association Chair

8/22 noon
Aaron Johnson – Vice President of Farm Credit IL
IL Treasurer Michael Frerichs & Mitchell Howlett - ISF Champion

8/23 am
Tara Hummell & Macey Deblock - ISF Champions

Faith Foster & Chase Tomhave –  ISF Champions

8/23 noon
LIVE @ Farm Progress Show (12:20 – 2p on Both)

8/24  -  LIVE at Half Century of Progress in Rantoul 10a to 12p on WHOW

Next week on the Show....

8/12 am (6:40a & 1:07p on WHOW)
Brian Duncan – Vice President of IL Farm Bureau

8/12 noon (12:20p & 4:35p on WHOW)
LIVE @ DeWitt County Farm Bureau

8/13 am
Marty Ropp – McLean County Youth Animal Ag Group

8/13 noon
LIVE @ Illinois State Fair Ag Day (12:20 – 1p on WHOW & WTIM)

8/14 am
Paul Harms – Precision Planting
Andy Feucht – Precision Planting

8/14 noon
LIVE @ Macon County Farm Bureau

8/15 am
Matt Jungmann – National Events MGR for Farm Progress

8/15 noon
Cole Patrick – Country Financial On Use Of Drones

8/16 am
Tim Souder & Lucas Helton - 360 Yield Center

8/16 noon
Max Armstrong – Half Century of Progress Show

On the Show next week.....

8/5 am (6:40a & 1:07p on WHOW)
Jay Peterson – Peterson Insurance Services on Frost Protection

8/5 noon (12:20p & 4:35p on WHOW)
Mark Gebhards – Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities @ IL Farm Bureau

8/6 am
Todd Hubbs – U of I Agricultural Economist

8/6 noon
Bryce Baker – Marketing Manager w/ Precision Planting

8/7 am
John Klemm – Dewitt County Farmer

8/7 noon
Veronica Nigh – Trade Economist w/ AFBF

8/8 am
Chad Kalaher – Agronomist w/ Beck's Hybrids

8/8 noon
Pat Toohill – McLean County Farmer

8/9 am
Alison Van Eenennaum – Cooperative Extension Specialist @ UC Davis 

8/9 noon
Matt Pflum – Farmer's Business Network

A group of motivated friends of Mclean County youth livestock programs, 4-H and the McLean County Fair started a new premium sale to benefit youth livestock participants in 2015. Last year’s effort resulted in the distribution of nearly $70,000 to 143 youth livestock program participants bringing our program total to nearly $220,000 in just 4 years. We are truly grateful and humbled by the support this program has received from the community. This effort is designed to reward local youth who participate in high commitment agricultural livestock projects. Youth participants in high commitment livestock projects have a tremendous opportunity to learn and grow in their understanding of many disciplines and their appreciation of agriculture.

This is the 4^rd year that MY AG (McLean County Youth Animal Agriculture Group) has awarded scholarships to participating youth. This year the scholarships will be awarded in honor of the following individuals and their families: Eldon Bayles, Ron Hofbauer, Paul Zimmerman, Jerry Hoffman. These individuals and their families are being honored due to their tireless efforts to positively impact young people with a passion for livestock. So many lives have been both enriched and cultivated by their efforts.

MY AG is hosting the 2019 premium livestock sale on Saturday, August 3, 2019. The buyer’s luncheon will start at 11:30 am with the sale scheduled for 12:30 pm. Please come join us and help make this our best event yet!