The 2018 Farm Bill is on the books, and the bi-partisan effort is now in the implementation stage.  However, a federal government shutdown of record proportions has delayed progress.  That leaves agencies like the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, or NRCS, having to try to answer questions from producers about programs and potential funding opportunities.  Illinois State Conservationist with NRCS, Ivan Dozier, believes those answers are coming soon.  NAFB Farm Broadcaster, Jared White, has more....