On The Show next week....

11/2 am     (6:40a & 1:07p on WHOW)
Brian Basting – Ag Economist @ Advance Trading Inc

11/2 noon   (12:20p & 4:35p on WHOW)
Alex Zenteno – Bayer on Dicamba EPA Approval

11/3 am
Paul Butler – Macon County Farmer

11/3 noon
Susan Moore – Director of IAA Foundation

11/4 am
Paula Hingson – USDA NRCS Wetland Partnership

11/4 noon
Jerry Brockett – Meridian HS FFA Advisor

11/5 am
Austin Rincker – Shelby County Farmer

11/5 noon
Adam Brown – Macon County Farmer

11/6 am
Marvin Finfrock III – DeWitt County Farmer

11/6 noon
Nathan Kleczewski – U of I Plant Pathologist

INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020/National FFA Organization) – The Normal FFA Chapter of Illinois was named 2020 Premier Chapter: Building Communities on Wednesday, during the fourth general session of the 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo, held virtually this year.

The National Chapter Award program recognizes outstanding FFA chapters that actively implement the organization's mission and strategies. These chapters improve chapter operations using the National Quality FFA Chapter Standards and a Program of Activities that emphasizes growing leaders, building communities, and strengthening agriculture. Chapters are rewarded for providing educational experiences for the entire membership.

Normal FFA used The Beauty in Reusing activity to educate FFA members about waste and recycling. After learning that each person in the U.S. creates about 3.5 pounds of trash per day that is sent to landfills, the members focused on repurposing materials. The members created 32 flower planters made from recycled materials to hand out in celebration of Mother's Day.

National FFA recognizes the top chapters with innovative activities in each of the three divisions: growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture. Chapters that receive three-star ratings during judging are eligible to compete for the premier chapter awards. Ten FFA chapters competed in a virtual presentation for the honor. Normal FFA was recognized as the winner during the fourth general session, held virtually, on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

John Deere sponsors the National Chapter Award program. The 93rd National FFA Convention & Expo is being held virtually, Oct. 27-29. The general sessions can be viewed live on RFD-TV, The Cowboy Channel and FFA.org. For more information on the national convention, visit Convention.FFA.org.

The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 760,000 student members as part of 8,700 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

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IL Pork Producers are reminding livestock producers they have until Saturday (10/31) to apply for Market Interruption Grants.....

Link to apply:

https://apps.agr.illinois.gov/AGR-CARES/

Next week on The Show....

10/26 am   (6:40a & 1:07p on WHOW)
Mindy Bunselmeyer – Executive Director @ IL FFA Center

10/26 noon   (12:20p & 4:35p on WHOW)
Nathan Wentworth – Macon County Farmer

10/27 am
Andy Bolsen – Moultrie County Farmer

10/27 noon
Jake Lieb – Piatt County Farmer

10/28 am
Bryan Sharp – Christian County Farmer

10/28 noon
Jerry Toohill – Stone Seed DSM in DeWitt, Macon, Piatt, Logan

10/29 am
David Brown – Macon County Farmer

10/29 noon
Kris Ehlers – Champaign County Crop Advisor

10/30 am
Chad Kalaher – Beck's Agronomist In East Central IL

10/30 noon
Matt Hughes – McLean County Farmer
 

Next week on The Show.....LOTS of harvest talk!!

10/19 am   (6:40a & 1:07p on WHOW)
Dave Steward – DeWitt County Farmer

10/19 noon   (12:20p & 4:35p on WHOW)
Darren Moser – Clinton YMCA  Acres For Kids

10/20 am
Scott Durbin – Christian County Farmer

10/20 noon
Lucas Roney – Moultrie County Farmer

10/21 am
Derek Martin – Logan County Farmer

10/21 noon
Tim Stock – Executive Vice President @ Macon County Farm Bureau &
Jennifer Fink – Ag Literacy Coordinato @ Macon Co FB

10/22 am
Jeff Brown – Macon County Farmer

10/22 noon
Ken Franklin – Christian County Farmer

10/23 am
Doug Schroeder – Champaign County Farmer & Chair of IL Soybean Association

10/23 noon
Lance Muirhead – Macon County Farmer

Harvest is well upon us, and next week we will start our annual Combine Reports on both WHOW & WTIM!  Be listening for conversations with central Illinois farmers throughout the next two weeks on both stations!

Also next week on The Show....

10/12 am   (6:40a & 1:07p on WHOW)
Congressman Rodney Davis – IL 13th Congressional District

10/12 noon   (12:20p & 4:35p on WHOW)
Karl Setzer – Ag Economist @ Agri-Visor

10/13 am
Jennifer Tirey – Executive Director @ IL Pork Producers Association

10/13 noon
Mark Gebhards – Director Of Governmental Affairs & Commodities @ ILFB

10/14 am
Gary Schnitkey – Professor of Farm Management @ U of I

10/14 noon
LIVE @ DeWitt County Farm Bureau

10/15 am
Randy Toohill – Dewitt Farmer & New President @ DeWitt FB

10/15 noon
Adam Rader – Rader Family Farms In McLean County

10/16 am
Janice Turner – Sunnyside Community Garden & Food Forest in Bloomington

10/16 noon
Bob Lawless – Golden Harvest Agronomist

Next week on The Show....

10/5 am  (6:40a & 1:07p on WHOW)
William Graff – Executive Director of Illinois Farm Service Agency

10/5 noon  (12:20p & 4:35p on WHOW)
John Linder – New President of National Corn Growers Association

10/6 am
Lisa Streck – Bayer on ExtendFlex Approval

10/6 noon
KJ Johnson – Director of Governmental Affairs @ IL Fertilizer & Chemical Association

10/7 am
Bill Leigh – President of IL Corn Growers Association

10/7 noon
Mellisa McMillan – Manager @ Christian County Farm Bureau

10/8 am
Henry Bartimus – DeWitt County Giant Pumpkins

10/8 noon
Doug Gucker – Dewitt, Macon, Piatt  U of I Extension

10/9 am
Johnathan Hladick – Policy Director @ Center For Rural Affairs

10/9 noon
Kris Reynolds – Midwest Regional Director @ American Farmland Trust