The Big Show

Both Secretary Mike Naig and USDA Undersecretary Bill Northey ahead of their visit to Linn County today to talk with folks in the hardest hit areas by the derecho. It's also Clean Water Wednesday with Bob Quinn out in Madison County!

We have harvest updates today from Joel DeJong in Western Iowa and Iowa Corn Growers Vice President Lance Lillibridge in Northeast Iowa! Brian Hoops is our expert market analyst today as we see a "turnaround Tuesday" in the markets today!

Sure there are the yield advantages, which Syngenta's Jami Loeckler joins Bob and Andy to tell them are substantial again this year, but you have to hear about a couple of things they have also revealed need some management that we probably haven't noticed before. PLUS Iowa Beef Center's Dan Loy offers best practices for grazing on the Derecho damaged acres AND Brian Hoops' expert market analysis.

With who else, Bob and Andy on The Big Show, where she comes armed with valuable information about how essential the modern food, fuel and fiber production industry is to the entire country, responsible for 11 percent of the food supply, for example, and she commits to extending the harvest weight exemptions if necessary. PLUS Jamey Kohake's expert market analysis as beans are crashing today AND The Steffes Group's Tim Meyer has his weekly land and equipment values update.

Bob's favorite agronomist of all time is with us today: Megan Anderson! Bill Shipley gives us an update on harvest activity in his neck of the woods. And Jamie Kohake has our market wrap up to end the show as all of the commodities are down sharply including soybeans down more than 25 cents.

On lower corn yields and lower soybean acres, which expert market analyst Don Roose says means a contraseasonal trend with a long tail on a short crop, which you have to hear him explain. PLUS Gary and Skip and Scott and Ryan continue updating the charging system on Bob's classic 60 John Deere tractor in The Big Show Garage AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

With our friends at Titan Tire, Fareway and Fleet Farm as good Big Show Buddy Gary Hoeffling drops by from Spencer to convert Bob's 60 John Deere over from a generator to an alternator charging system. PLUS you have to hear market expert Don Roose's real time analysis after the bullish WASDE report AND Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig provides the latest updates on efforts to ensure more fair crop insurance treatment along with increase demand for renewable fuels.

If you have a big announcement to make, where else would you do it other than The Big Show where "Big" is in the name, so naturally good Big Show Buddy Sec. Sonny Perdue drops by to kick off today's program while touring Iowa with some big funding news to help the struggling biofuels industry. PLUS we calculate yield and value with our friends at DeKalb AND Al Kluis' expert market analysis.

Bob with with the Iowa Ag Water Alliance near Martinsdale, IA to promote clean water; because clean water starts here, no matter where here is. Don Roose is our expert market analyst today as corn and beans continue to improve on Tuesday's gains. And it's Wyffels Wednesday with Jason Fagen.

We continue our celebration of clean water continues at the Badger Creek Watershed with Mike Naig and Ruth McCabe and Michael Fritch from Heartland Co-Op. Alan Brugler also helps us understand why soybeans are making such big gains today, and what may cause the markets to back off by day's end.