The Big Show

Spencer Chase from Agri-Pulse brings us our weekly word from Washington and Jamey Kohake has market analysis as livestock futures are sharply lower.

It's the Chinese Ambassador to the US, Ambassador Qin Gang, who toured the world food prize and Bob caught up with him while he was visiting the farm of 5th generation family farmer Rick Kimberly and 6th generation family farmer Grant Kimberly North of Des Moines, and you have to hear their message to the Ambassador. PLUS Don Roose's expert market analysis AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

With some sun and warmer temps today, good Big Show Buddy ISU's Meaghan Anderson joins Bob and Andy to take a look at the key soil temps and offers some order of operations guidance as the window for planting is starting to shrink. PLUS Austin Schroeder's expert market analysis from Brugler Marketing and Management AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Clean Water in Iowa Starts Here, wherever here is, and today it was near Radcliff on Heath Stolee's farm to check in on one of our first Clean Water Wednesday projects, his 16 acre CREP wetland that is now full. Sean McMahon with the Iowa Agricultural Water Alliance also dropped by to inform Bob and Andy of a big announcement, we have secured an additional $7 million dollars in funding from USDA-NRCS to expand wetland construction across Iowa. PLUS Doug Pooch from Wyffels provides our planting season update (or lack there-of given mother nature's lack of cooperation" AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

As Iowa Agriculture Secretary Mike Naig joins Bob and Andy to address the industry, it's been almost two weeks since we had a new case in Iowa and you must hear what he has to say about when supplies may pick back up. PLUS Jamey Kohake's expert market analysis as we break the $8 mark for corn for the first time in a decade AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Andy Petersen hosts this second hour of The Big Show on Good Friday and talks with Dave Sommers, the GM of the Cedar County COOP about spring planting, Mike Valley, and commodity analysis with Don Roose.

Andy Petersen hosts the Good Friday edition of The Big Show and talks with Matt Carson of Landus Coop about supply chain issues, the latest news from Washington with Spencer Chase with Agri-Pulse, and Spring planting weather with Meteorologist Ryan Martin

Which always makes marketers a bit nervous since the rest of the world will trade, although our market expert Garret Toay says some of that potential disruption may be less severe this time around given the cold spring and lack of planting progress, and you must hear his take on recent contract highs in new crop corn. PLUS a prediction of a doubling of hay prices you have to hear explained, AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Amid an outbreak of the deadly Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Iowa and the US, which so far has resulted in the depopulation of over 24 million birds, Iowa Poultry Association and Iowa Egg Council CEO Kevin Stiles joins Andy and say she's proud of poultry producers for actions to prevent the spread as this could be so much worse, and reassure customers the egg industry will emerge stronger than ever. PLUS Brian Hoops' expert market analysis as the weather remains non-conducive to planter AND it's a Wyffels Wednesday with their wonderful Agronomist Eric Wilson.

As Central City-Springville FFA'ers Ethan Hosek, Emily Andersen, Landon Stolte, Brooke Kearney, and Lexi Hennick have qualified to compete along with hundreds of other kids at the Leadership Conference so they stop by to see Andy with a preview. Bob and Andy will broadcast live on both Monday and Tuesday from the Convention, courtesy of our friends at the Iowa Soybean Association, Driven to Deliver for the future of food and agriculture. That’s why ISA is proud to be a Gold Standard partner of the Iowa FFA Foundation. This partnership supports numerous programs and career development opportunities. They include oilseed and natural resources and environmental sciences proficiency projects and hands-on learning offerings for the nearly 16,000 student members who are part of the almost 250 Iowa FFA chapters located across Iowa. PLUS Bob broadcasts LIVE from Cole the Cornstar's farm as our friends at Titan Tire put some new tires on in prep for plant 2022 AND Don Roose's expert market analysis as the WASDE report turns out to be neutral to bullish in the marketplace.