The Big Show

Doug Hensley from Hertz Real Estate Services Illinois and the Eastern Corn Belt had a much better early planting season in 2020 than 2019; but some large amounts of rainfall in May have put them behind Iowa and Nebraska. Spencer Chase from AgriPulse in Washington D.C. tells us about the U.K.’s resistance to the United States’ food system including uses of antimicrobial rinses in chicken production and hormones in beef production and its hindrance on a trade deal between the countries.

Monte Shaw from the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association says, “it’s time for President Trump to step in” to keep large big oil companies from undermining the Renewable Fuel Standard by applying for refinery exemptions and says he doesn’t trust the EPA to give the right answer to the problem. Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing helps us analyze the markets as we see the eighth straight week of higher highs and lows in corn markets. Andy Petersen has the Three Big Things You Need to Know; and also is talking about Bayer Crop Science pulling out of all farm show for the rest of the calendar year.

At least it's made up of some new people, even though the Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee has been around for over a decade it really hasn't done much for the past few years, so that's about to change. Good Big Show Buddy Bill Couser is one of the new members, and you have to hear his big plans to help EPA better understand the needs of modern food, fuel and fiber production. PLUS Farm Progress Show's Matt Jungmann announces they are planning to have Farm Progress Show as scheduled this year in Boone AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Good Big Show Buddy Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig joins Bob and Andy to announce the details of the 4-H and FFA State Fair Livestock Shows along with the Beef Up Iowa program. PLUS Don Roose's expert market analysis AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Good Big Show buddy and Iowa Corn Growers Association President Jim Grief joins Bob and Andy and says really, things were quite from a law-making standpoint not so much when it comes to the legal wrangling around dicamba herbicides for soybeans and you must hear his strong reaction to that issue. PLUS Ag West's Paul Mussman's expert market analysis AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Matt Deppe of the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association tells us about the Cattlemen’s upcoming webinar tomorrow night at 7 p.m. covering price discovery the progress being made toward holding the Governor’s Charity Steer Show. Steve Johnson from Iowa State University also has a webinar slated for TONIGHT titled Crop Marketing Strategies and he joins The Big Show to talk about how breakeven prices are being driven down. Our market analyst Al Kluis gives us an outlook for the next few weeks in corn and soybean markets and says this is a critical week to be making new crop sales.

Andy is out in the field today at the Hora family farm talking equipment and relay crops. Al Kluis from Kluis Commodities says that we have given back most of the initial boost in the corn markets that came from the crop condition report. Andy also has the three big things you need to know and Nathan Fischer has a look at worldwide cropping conditions.

And has been making it's way still further South through the cornfields and pastures of the state, including a trip over the property of Ashley Johnson on Saturday when she captured some once-in-a-lifetime images of the creature so she joins Bob and Andy to share her experiences. PLUS ISU's Erin Hodgson reports joins The Big Show to provide an update on soybean Gall Midge traps AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Finally, but not fully, according our buddy Mike Steenhoek with the Soy Transportation Council and he gives Bob and Andy a status update on the work being done and work yet to do, and why it matters to you. PLUS Tim Meyer with the Steffes Group offers his weekly land and equipment values updates AND Jamey Kohake's expert market analysis.

With the help of Davis Brown's Bill Hanigan, who joins Bob and Andy to explain why this issue mainly affecting Midwesterners is being decided in California AND update us on what the latest filing means for producers at this time. PLUS AgriPulse's Spencer Chase provides his weekly Washington D.C. update AND Brian Hoops' expert market analysis.