Livestock Report

U of I beef extension specialist Travis Meteer talks pasture conditions.

Morgan Richardson of Boone County, daughter of Jamie and Kathy Richardson, the overall champion in the 2023 Master Showmanship Contest at the Illinois State Fair.

Hunter Shike of Champaign County, the exhibitor of the Illinois State Fair Grand Champion Barrow and Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Barrow!

Josh St. Peters Executive VP Illinois Beef Association talks about the Illinois State Fair this week and IBA headquarters now located in the heart of the fairgrounds.

Part two: IFB Associate Luke Jesgarz talks with Curt Rinker of Rinker Simmentals of Shelby County.

Lana Shovlin Director of Communications Illinois Pork Producers talks the Illinois State Fair kickoff this week, the Illinois Pork Patio and the IPPA Birthing Center.

State Fair Memory Monday- RFD Radio’s Rita Frazer looks back at the 2022 Parade of Champions and talks to the winning exhibitors from around the state

Luke Jesgarz IFB Associate sits down with Curt Rincker in Shelby County to talk about life, cattle, and education.

Luke Jesgarz reports from the Effingham County Fair.

Jennifer Tirey Executive Director of the Illinois Pork Producers talks about the call to action for pig farmers to talk to legislators about the potential impact of California Prop 12.

Tasha Bunting Associate Director of Livestock & Commodities Illinois Farm Bureau, talks about USDA FSA’s announcement over the weekend allowing 89 Illinois counties the right to hay or graze CRP acres after Aug 2

State Fair Memory Monday- Joan Meyer of Legacy Farms in Witt, talks about her 50 years at the Illinois State Fair.

Lance Zimmerman Robobank Research, talks about the crazy cattle market that continues to impress this summer.

DeWitt County Farm Bureau member Cyndi Ash, talks with Farm Week’s Dan Grant about her Fiber Farm in Clinton.

Scott Halpin State Executive Director FSA & Jamie Diebal Conservation Program Specialist talk about extreme drought and the opening of CRP Grazing in Adams, Hancock, Pike, Randolph and Schuyler Counties

Jason Webster, Precision Planting Agronomist. Webster says this summer the farm will showcase an Autonomous Livestock Confinement Center. As a part of their sustainability research, the center will be rolling through a strip cropping field this summer. The center will move daily and house sheep, goats, and poultry.(eventually hogs) The manure will be distributed as a part of the farm’s fertility p...

State Fair Memory Monday- Rick Leiding- Leiding Meats Danville, Illinois- 2022 Grand Champion Bacon .

Illinois Farm Bureau Legacy of Leadership Scholar, Zach Kampwerth of Clinton County, talks about his family pig farm and his hopes for the future.

Dr. Steve Meyer, Partners for Production Agriculture, updates us on the pork markets and the industry continues to react to pricing and regulatory issues.

Levi Schurr Mercer County 4-H livestock exhibitor is also the President of the Sherrard FFA. Schurr talks with RFD Radio’s Rita Frazer about his life with livestock and the benefits of 4-H.

Matt Jungmann, Mercer County, talks about the family farm, exhibiting cattle and the success of the Mercer County 4-H Livestock Auction.

Monday State Fair Memory- From 2014, Braden Musgrave of Pike County and his Dad, Andrew, talk about their ISF Grand Champion Land of Lincoln Steer. Also, Brian Sager, Illinois State Fair General Livestock Superintendent, prepares for his 43rd year in the livestock department at the ISF.

Chad Leman, President of the Illinois Pork Producers, with a July update on pig prices and California’s Prop 12

Luke Jesgarz of Shelby County, Illinois Farm Bureau Associate, is heading into his final Illinois State Fair as a Junior Livestock Exhibitor. Jesgarz talks about his poultry project and his hopes for a trip to the Governors Sale of Champions.