Al Kluis is with us today to analyze markets at the beginning and end of the hour and says that we are about a dime away in corn prices from needing financial support, numbers not seen since the financial crisis of 2008. Meanwhile there has been a rally today in soybean prices with China and Mexico buying beans. Eric Schultz from BASF says that it's tough for sprayers to keep up with planters given the higher speeds and the abilty to get more rows out at once. And Andy's Three Big Things You Need to Know!

President Donald Trump signed an order yesterday that keeps meat processing plants open and Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig says that it sends a message that "it is an essential service and critical infrastructure." Kimi Falkman from Cenex talks with us about the benefits of using grease for equipment maintenance, creating a protective film around key components of machinery. Andy is joined at the farm - at a safe distance - by Jeff Lafrenz from Pioneer testing VRT Sulfur and talks about other technologies from Pioneer.

Pork producer Gene Noem joins us today to talk about conditions on his farm and says that plant closures have created an especially tough time on pork producers. The big cheese from Rantizo, Mike Ott, tells us about their ability to use drones to sanitize sports stadiums - as quickly as overnight between games - as the country returns to normal activities. Brian Hoops gets the final word today with market analysis with a look at the next couple of weeks, including watching weather conditions.

37 percent of the state's corn crop went in the ground this past week, in a lot of cases into near perfect conditions so Bob and Andy get a real-time effort from Iowa Corn Growers Director Steve Kuiper from the seat of his planter. PLUS Sec. Nair provides his daily Update from the Top AND the Brian Hoops' expert market analysis.

Including brand new details on a call-in coordination center to help livestock producers during these times of crisis from Big Show Buddy Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig during his daily address to the Iowa Food, Fuel and Fiber Industry with Bob and Andy on The Big Show

Well, the short answer is, it depends on the contract. Kansas Farm Bureau Professor of Agricultural Law and Taxation at Washburn University School of Law Roger McEowen has been writing extensively on these issues and explains the Force Majeure clauses to Bob and Andy. PLUS Iowa Pork Producers CEO Pat McGonegle provides a snap shot of what's happening on pig farms across Iowa as harvest speeds continue to slow AND Jamey Kohake's expert market analysis.

Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig announces with Bob and Andy during his daily Address to the Iowa Food, Fuel and Fiber industry a new collaboration between his Department, Governor Kim Reynolds office and the Iowa Pork Producers Association to help Iowa pig farmers donate pigs to Iowa food bank feeding programs but they need your donations. PLUS Jamey Kohake's expert market analysis, Nathan Fischer's world wide cropping conditions update AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Good question, which is why we asked it of Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig, who says it really underscores the need to provide some kind of assistance for the industry like they've been asking for in his daily Address to the Iowa Food, Fuel and Fiber industry. PLUS Growth Energy's Emily Skor joins Bob and Andy to provide some specifics on that help for ethanol that you need to hear about AND Alan Brugler's expert market analysis.

Bob is joined at the Big Show Corn Cam plot at DMACC by Brent Tharp, Eric Wilson, and Michael King as planting begins in #Plant2020. We are joined by Mark Pearson Scholarsihp receipient Kaitlyn Dale who share about her experience in FFA and at DMACC. And Andy Petersen has the Three Big Things You Need to Know!

Of course, Secretary Mike Naig usually joins us in person at DMACC with our friends from Wyffels Hybrids but this year due to social distancing he provides his daily Address to the Iowa Food, Fuel and Fiber industry remotely when he provides key details on more assistance available from Congress to producers. PLUS Doug Pooch from Wyffels, Michael King at DMACC and Bob are socially distanced on the Big Show Corn Cam Plot doing some planting today AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.