Livestock Report

Illinois dairy farmer Darcy Ertmer of Jo Daviess County talks about her family and life on the dairy farm.      

More with Travis Meteer, University of Illinois Beef Extension Specialist.

Travis Meteer, University of Illinois Beef Extension Specialist, talks about summer pasture conditions and management options.

Sounds from the Illinois county fair season- Tyler, Sam & Ian Musgrave spoke with RFD Radio’s Rita Frazer from the Western Illinois Fair in Griggsville last week.

Celebrating June Dairy Month with Corey Scott, CEO of Midwest Dairy Association

Celebrating June Dairy Month with Dr. Cardoso from the University of Illinois.

Encore report with Dr. Teresa Steckler U of I Extension Educator and Beef Specialist on the movement of the Asian Longhorn tick in Illinois and advice for producers with cattle on pasture.

Miss American Angus, Lauren Wolter of Clinton county, talks about the angus industry and representing agriculture.

Whiteside County livestock producer Nick Jacobs with his daughter Taylor at the Illinois Beef Association annual meeting.  

Macon County beef producer Katie Sellmeyer

Jake Perino of Whitside County serves on the Illinois Beef Association Board of Governors. 

Steve Meyer from Ever Ag talks hog markets while at the World Pork Expo last week.  

Don Close with Terrain discusses cattle inventory. 

Jason Propst with Total Livestock Services recaps his trip to World Pork Expo.

Josh St. Peters highlights the Illinois Beef Association success for the past year.

Amanda Maiers of Adams County, interviews her brother, Trevor, and her father, Tim , at the Illinois Beef Association Annual Meeting yesterday in Springfield.  The Maiers family was recognized as the Commercial Producer of the Year for their work with MAC Cattle Co. in Payson, IL.

Tasha Bunting, Director of Commodity Programs, Illinois Farm Bureau talks about the distribution of PPE to Dairy Farm workers to prevent the spread of Avian Influenza.

Part two with Dr. Mark Ernst, State Veterinary Illinois Department of Ag, gives an update on Bid Flu for the livestock industry. To date no cases have been identified in Illinois dairy herds and concern for human H5N1 exposure is still a very low, Dr. Ernst still stresses caution and good biosecurity measures for all producers.   

Dr. Mark Ernst, State Vet Illinois Department of Ag, with an update on Bird Flu in the U.S., the latest impacts on the poultry industry and the continued surveillance of bird flu/H5N1 in dairy herds across the country.    

Dr. Teresa Steckler U of I Extension Educator-Beef Specialist with an update on Asian Longhorn Ticks and the need for cattle care and pasture management

Bobby Dowson, International Marketing Representative for the Illinois Department of Ag, talks about a recent trip to Australia to promote U.S. & Illinois genetics and about three decades of work marketing Illinois ag and food productions around the world. 

Dave Lidy Total Livestock Services, talks about the Holly’s Mountain Memorial Scholarship program, the 2024 recipients and the continuing ministry of Holly’s Mountain.     

We learn about the USLGE, US Livestock Genetic Export program with Illinois Department of Ag's Bobby Dowson.

Conversation with Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax at the USMEF Spring Conference.