The Big Show

The old saying goes, in a bull market you have to feed the bull every day yet wouldn't you know, our market expert Al Kluis has coined his own phrase that you have to hear on a less volatile day in the marketplace. PLUS Iowa Ag Expo Manager Tom Junge recaps his event on the final day AND Jacob Handsacker from Hands On Excavating provides us some planning advice for those spring tile projects.

When it comes to crowd size, not record or overflowing by any means and still at a safe level but show director Tom Junge joins Bob and Andy to provide his daily update, saying there is definately a pent up demand for the information provided by farm shows. PLUS Brian Hoops' expert market analysis as corn nears a contract high once again AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

We're talking at the Iowa Ag Expo with show director Tom Junge about the opening day. Bob also talks on the show floor with exhibitors Melissa Peterson from the US Hemp Growers and Nate Larson with the Steffes Group. In another down day for grain markets, Don Roose from US Commodities joins us to break down what is causing today's push downward.

The doors opened at 9 this morning, and it'll be the 2nd largest indoor Ag Expo this year. One of the new and unique features is a US Hemp Growers Conference so we catch up with Melissa Peterson to get an update on developing markets, PLUS Don Roose's expert market analysis AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

With a 40 plus cent trading range in the near-by soybean market, so expert Jamey Kohake joins Bob and Andy to try and make sense of all that is happening, and you must hear his projections for the coming WASDE report. PLUS Scott Meldrum from The Van Wall Group offers an audio tour of the John Deere Iowa Ag Expo booth as the show opens tomorrow AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Which kicks off tomorrow, with over 80 new exhibitors at the Iowa Events Center, so Tom Junge drops by with a preview of what will be the 2nd largest indoor Ag Show this year now that Louisville has postponed. PLUS Tim Meyer with The Steffes Group offers his weekly land and equipment values update AND Jamey Kohake's expert market analysis.

Andy is in the host town for this summer's WMT Tractorcade along with Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig making the route announcement on The Big Show!

Andy is with Mike Naig, Jim Grief, Nick Roeder, and Shelly Smithson as they have a big announcement.... THE WMT TRACTORCADE ROUTE! Also on the show, Iowa Pork Queen Leah Merek, and Jamie Kohake wrap up another volaitle week in the marketplace.

We asked that of brand new Iowa Congressman and House Ag Committee member Randy Feenstra, who says CFAP 3 funding is certainly in flux and he's focused on increasing price transparency in the marketplace along with protecting the RFS. PLUS Iowa Corn Growers Association President Carl Jardon outlines their Iowa legislative priorities AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know/

Well that's one of the key questions ISU Extension Beef Specialist Patrick Wall hopes to help you answer as he previews his new 5 part series called Cattle on the Green. PLUS Al Kluis' expert market analysis on a highly volatile day in the markets AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.