The Central Illinois Farm Network

A food dialogue will take place in the Chicago area today; the price for milk was almost a dollar higher from the month before; Tazewell County loosens gun restrictions.

Attention turns to soybean planting progress in the weekly crop report for Illinois; Farm Aid is heading to upstate New York this year; that good feeling when planting is done.

Take a listen to the most recent crop report for Illinois from NASS.

FSA has some planting reporting reminders; State Climatologist Jim Angel gives the weather summary from last week; the House Speaker expects to vote for the Farm Bill.

Angel gives the weekly weather summary for Illinois (from the previous week).

Behrends discusses activities planned for June, which is Dairy Month. We spoke to her during the recent 75-cent "Breakfast on the Farm" at Kilgus Farmstead.

Listen to the weekly crop progress report from the Illinois field office of NASS.

The northeastern Livingston County farmer gives an update from his farm.

Worthington discusses insurance options for those farmers impacted by recent flooding.