WJBC Agribusiness Director Carrie Muehling recently traveled to Ukraine, Czech Republic and Poland with the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program. The program is administered through the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Foundation, whose mission is to develop knowledgeable and effective spokespersons to become policy and decision makers for the agricultural industry.

Muehling is one of 30 people involved in the Illinois agriculture industry completing the 2-year program. She chronicled her trip with on-air reports sent back from each city.

For more information about the Illinois Agricultural Leadership Program, visit www.agleadership.org.

Listen to the Reports

March 4 Report (12.6MB)– Live from U.S. Embassy in Kiev

March 5 Report (3.2MB)– More about Embassy Visit in Kiev (featuring Michael Alston and Kelli Bassett)

March 6 Report (3.75MB)– Live from Airport in Odessa, Ukraine

March 7 Report (3MB)– Traveling from Kiev to Odessa in Ukraine; seeing the “Black Earth of Ukraine;” Port City of Odessa; Harbor Visit in Odessa; Traveling to Czech Republic; Reception at U.S. Ambassador’s Residence in Prague (featuring Al Lenkaitis, Jeff Guilander, Kasia Batorski, Ethan Luth, and Karen Corrigan)

March 10 Report (2MB)– U.S. Embassy in Prague; Farm Tour in Czech Republic; Traveling to Poland (featuring Mary Denton, Bob Biehl, Brenda Matherly, and Kevin Niemann)

March 11 Report (2.8MB)– Meetings in Krakow; Auschwitz Visit; Farm Tour near Krakow; Traveling to Warsaw (featuring Nathan Ehrhardt, Doug Stahl, Chet Esther, and Marty Turner)

March 12 Report (2.5MB)– Ministry of Agriculture in Warsaw; Business Briefings in Warsaw (featuring Becky Ropp, Matt Barnard, Ryan Frieders, and Keith Dorty)

March 13 Report (1.4MB)– Farm Tour near Warsaw; Tour of Polish Parliament (featuring Ann Vandermolen, Chris Kallal, and Matt Ginder)

March 14 Report (1.8MB)– Final Impressions (Featuring Mike Baker, Brad Baer, and Chad Miller)

March 21 Report (13.8MB)– Live with Beth Whisman (featuring Matt Ginder and Becky Ropp)