The past four years of my life has been dedicated to agriculture in Central Illinois. Every Tuesday during the planting,
growing and harvest seasons we would catch up with agronomist from different parts of WMBD and WIRL’s listening area to see how things were looking as the growing season progressed.
I was able to develop a great relationship with area agronomists and value the copious amounts of knowledge gained from them. One of my most cherished relationships is with Matt Montgomery. Matt is the former County Director for the Mason County Extension (with the recent extension reorganization his title escapes me), but most importantly he’s always been my “bug man”.
I found it only fitting that Matt was my last in-studio interview this week. We talked about crop conditions, concerns with this years crop – and of course some of the things that we need to look out for this year.
Matt In The Field
The theme this year for farmers Matt says – no matter where they are located – is going to be “SCOUT”. You’ve got to be in there – rooting around – looking for problems and be able to utilize the many tools available to us in that always important tool belt.
After torrential downpours over night, it’s pretty quiet here on the last day of World Pork Expo. 
“Value through Innovation” is the theme for 
The folks at 
Ambassador Han Duk-soo was the keynote speaker at the National Pork Producers Council Strategic Investment Program luncheon at World Pork Expo on Thursday. He encouraged pork producers to “not let up” in urging Congress to ratify the FTA with South Korea, which is pending along with those for Colombia and Panama. “The disagreements in Washington that have delayed the FTA’s ratification are ironic, in that it enjoys almost unanimous support,” he noted. “America’s pork producers have been among the most vocal and active proponents of these agreements.”