The Big Show

The Big Show

By Bob Quinn, Andy Petersen and Doug Cooper (WHOAM)News
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The Big Show episodes

  • The final day of Tractor Ride!
    Bob and Andy wrap up Tractor Ride 2021 talking with more riders including one who is 94years young! Also talking to our brunch caterers the Machine Shed! Dennis Todey talks about the forecast for next week including some decent chances for rainfall. And Don Roose tells us what's happening in the marketplace with corn up and down today, beans sharply lower.
    1 hr
  • Great Iowa Tractor Ride Day 2 from Lake Red Rock
    bob and Andy are live again today from the WHO Great Iowa Tractor Ride at the Lake Red Rock lunch stop! Bob and Andy chat with some of today's riders as they pull in, as well as Iowa State's Megan Anderson about the condition of some of the crops they drove through today. Brian Hoops is our analyst today as grain markets move lower once again today.
    58 min
  • The WHO Tractor Ride has kicked off!
    Bob and Andy have their boots on the ground at Interstate 35 High School in Truro - the lunch stop for day one of the WHO Tractor Ride! The guys are talking with riders including Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Governor Kim Reynolds, and USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey as well as some of the FFA staff at I-35! We also get TIm Meyer on the phone line just a few hours ahead of their auction at Tractor Ride tonight! Jamie Kohake is our Monday market analyst with corn and soybeans sharply lower to start the week.
    57 min
  • ACWA is going statewide!
    Bob is on location today being hosted by the Iowa Soybean Association at the board of directors meeting of Agriculture's Clean Water Alliance joined by ACWA President Brent Low, VP Dan Dix, Executive Director Roger Wolfe, and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig as they announce the ACWA's expansion to the entire state of Iowa. Andy is also on the road today in Waukon at WW Homestead Dairy to celebrate June Dairy Month with Tom Weighner.
    1 hr
  • A big announcement on Clean Water Thursday
    From our friends at the Iowa Pork Producers Association, who join The Big Show LIVE at World Pork Expo at the State Fairgrounds to celebrate it's return with a $25,000 donation to the Iowa Department of Agriculture to support our clean water and environmental stewardship efforts. PLUS Don Roose's real time WASDE report analysis as the numbers are released to start The Big Show and the Three Big Things You Need to Know.
    35 min
  • Concluding Tractorcade 2021
    Bob and Andy are on the ground for the final day of the WMT Tractorcade in Bellevue with riders and some of the law enforcement officer who help make it possible. They are also joined by Tom Weighner of WW Homestead Dairy talking about the Dairy Month! Jamie Kohake bring us details on the markets with soybeans lower and corn higher.
    1 hr 2 min
  • Live from Day 2 of Tractorcade in Maquoketa!
    Bob and Andy are out at Day 2 of the WMT Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade with Mike Naig, Jim Grief, Lanny Simpson from Jackson County Fairgrounds, Scott, Ryan, and Renee from Titan Tire, ride organizer Matt Kenney, and a host of Tractorcaders! Brian Hoops wraps up a volatile day in the grain markets.
    58 min
  • Day 1 of the WMT Great Eastern Iowa Tractorcade!
    Bob and Andy are out along the WMT Tractorcade route near Clinton, Iowa enjoying the views of the countryside and the mighty Mississippi at 12 miles and hour! They are joined by Nate Larson and Tim Meyer from the Steffes Group ahead of the auction at the WHO TractorRide NEXT WEEK! Jamie Kohake wraps up the marketplace as corn and soybeans are amid another wild day, starting sharply higher in the overnight but falling to mixed at Big Show time.
    57 min
  • Boots on the ground at the Steffes auction in Dyersville
    Andy on site in Dyersville with our friends Nate Larson and Tim Meyer from The Steffes Group as they auction off some ageless iron! They talk about the used equipment market and the upcoming sale at the WHO Tractor Ride! Garrett Toay is along for the ride to analyze the grain and livestock marketplace as less rain in the Midwest forecast is pushing corn and soybeans well into the green. Spencer Chase updates us on the legislative happenings in Washington D.C. following the JBS cyber attack. Sarah Carlson from Practical Farmers of Iowa tells us about new discounts on crop insurance premiums for producers using cover crops!
    1 hr
  • Opening up barge traffic on a different major Midwest waterway
    Which is exactly what is happening on the Missouri River with the opening of a brand new terminal at First Coop, and good Big Show Buddy Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Council says he believes the capabilities of the Missouri for transportation are much better than it's reputation suggests. PLUS Brian Hoops expert market analysis AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.
    30 min

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