During the pandemic people are snacking more, so they need healthier snacks and as a result are cooking more and more with this soybean oil containing 0 grams of trans fats due to very very low linoleic acid content. Pioneer's Roger Theisen joins The Big Show to offer you a seeding premium provided by all this demand that you need to consider. PLUS Brian Hoops' expert market analysis AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

We are joined by former Iowa Corn Growers' Association intern Mikayla McKenna talking about her time with ICGA and her current educational endeavor at Iowa State. Mitch Schulte tells us the details of the Iowa State Dairy Association's meeting going virtual on December 4 as well as his battle with COVID-19. Brian Hoops closes us out with market analysis on a turnaround Thursday.

Longtime multi-generational diversified family farmer and Iowa cattleman Marty Schweers, who recently hosted big time Burger King execs to set the record straight on the plant based protein vs 100 percent real beef burgers, Iowa 4-H’s Emily Severaid says they’ve been able to create essential resources to help kids through the pandemic but necessary fundraising has been difficult and market expert Al Kluis.

As the latest projections from USDA have sent the grain and oilseed markets, in particular the soybean markets, through the roof like we haven't seen in a long time and one of the best in the business at real time market analysis is US Commodities' Don Roose, so of course he joins Andy to provide his unique and very valuable perspective. PLUS DTN's Bryce Anderson chimes in on the changing weather pattern as harvest wraps up AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Well good question, that's why Andy asked it of Tim Meyer with The Steffes Group during his weekly update and you may be surprised with his answer. PLUS Iowa Farmer and Iowa Commonground Volunteer Val Plugge updates us on harvest conditions in North Central Iowa and provides details on a cool virtual event they are putting together for the holidays AND Jamey Kohake's expert market analysis.

Mike Naig joins us with news on how you can reduce crop insurance prices with cover crops, Meaghan Anderson brings us a harvest update, and Jamie Kohake closes today's Big Show with market analysis.

Val Plaggie from Iowa Common Ground tells us about their Ladies Linked Week event coming up all of next week! Jamie Kohake is our market analyst with markets almost all higher on news of a possible COVID vaccine that could be ready by springtime. Tim Meyer bring us our weekly land and equipment values update from the Steffes Group!

We are being hosted today in Anamosa by Kenny Von Muenster at Scale-Tec and joined by Ryan Kay from Hertz for a harvest update as we close out this first week of November. Spencer Chase is our Washington insider today as we continue combing through the election results and what it will mean for agriculture. Garret Toay is our market analyst today as we close one of the highest weeks of corn exports in two decades. Shell Rock Soy Processing CEO Mike Kinley tells us about their new partnership with Mid-Iowa Co-op.

In an abbreviated edition of The Big Show we hear from Al Kluis as soybean are off and running above the $11 mark, Eric Solberg from Hoegemeyer Hybrids for Crop Talk about Western Iowa, and Steve Johnson from Iowa State University about insurance options.

With our friends at the Iowa Chapter of the Land Improvement Contractors Association on their amazing showcase farm, and you have to hear about how well they can now measure the benefits of many specific practices. PLUS details on some new cost share dollars that are available AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.