Starting off the show, we're outside the studio again today to hear the purr of a restored Minneapolis-Moline tractor from a Waverly-Shell Rock FFAer. Celebrating the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers 20th Anniversary today, Bob spoke with Marty Schwager, Brian Waddingham, Aaron Putze, and Kirk Leeds! We also are visited in the Crystal Studio by chainsaw carver Clint Henik, the 2024 Iowa Dairy Princess, the I-35 FFA President, the Snack Box, Astro Builders, ISF garden caretakers from Bondurant-Farrar FFA, an Iowa 4-H State Council member, Cattlemen's Beef Quarters, and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation!

We begin both hours pf today's Big Show from the Iowa State Fairgrounds with the sounds of tractors! Starting the show, a 1/4 Scale Pulling Tractor built by Iowa State Students with Titan tires! At noon, it's the sounds of a champion restored tractor at the fair from Pella Christian! Scott and Kim from Titan Tire join us along with Farm Rescue, Chuckie's Tenderloins, FFA State Officers, Iowa Pork Producers, Astro Buildings, Biolevel, and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation!

It's day 5 of the 2024 Iowa State Fair! Celebrating with us in the Crystal Studio is the Iowa Honey Queen, the Iowa Cattleman's Association with the results of Saturday's Governor's Charity Steer Show, the Iowa Egg Council, Don Van Houweling from Van Wall Equipment, Tim Meyer with the Steffes Group, U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03), the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, members of Iowa's FFA and 4-H, and possibly the cutest National Anthem singer at the fair! All while watching the 2024 Iowa State Fair Veteran's Day parade roll by out the Crystal Studio windows!

Day 2 of the Iowa State Fair was a blast at the Crystal Studio! Bob and David were joined by Senator Chuck Grassley, a fiddler, folks from the pork tent, FFA officers, the Iowa Sheep Association, a 4-H State Council member, Don Foley from the Iowa Bankers Association, and more!

Our coverage from the Iowa State Fair has begun! Bob Quinn spent Day 1 at Farm Bureau Park along Grand Avenue! It all starts with the National Anthem from Laura Steinkamp. Then Bob is joined by Iowa Farm Bureau's Brent Johnson, Andrew Wheeler, and Tanner Nissen along with Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and the Iowa Dairy Princess.

Hertz Farm Management Real Estate Broker Kevin Hansen tells us what he's seeing as the key factors playing into the current condition of farmland markets across the Midwest

It's annual sweet corn day at the state capitol! Bob is joined by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, and Titan Tire's Scott Sloan and Ryan Bales talking about the state's sweet corn industry, the upcoming Iowa State Fair, Governor's Charity Steer Show, Farm Progress Show, and more!

Bob spent the day at Landus during The Big Show today! He talked with Ryan Grant and Matt Carstens about the latest from Landus; including a big announcement from the President & CEO.

Big Show intern Kiley Allen spent some time earlier this week at the Polk County Fair in Des Moines, Iowa and she spoke with the fair queen and king and some other participants about their events!

Iowa Biodiesel Board Executive Director Grant Kimberley talks with us about the looming EPA decisions for the 2026 Renewable Fuel Standard and details their requests for those numbers to be released sooner rather than later. He also tells us what they hope to see from the EPA.