The Big Show

To scout for several things, including thistle caterpillars which Meghan says last year didn't show up until late June/early July, and you have to hear what she found. PLUS AgriPulse's Spencer Chase joins Bob and Andy to detail the latest policy updates and potentials from Washington, D.C AND Al Kluis' expert market analysis.

As the Ninth Circuit decision yesterday vacating licenses of dicamba herbicides in the middle of a very short spraying season, good Big Show Buddy Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig joins Bob and Andy to detail his efforts to get clarification on what it means for you from EPA AND to reassure you can keep spraying for now as they have not issued a stop sale order nor do they plan on any enforcement action at this time. PLUS Al Kluis' expert market analysis AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

Grant Kimberly joins us to talk about biodiesel and the fuel tax incentive program extension and he commends the state legislature for making it a top priority upon returning to the capitol yesterday. Garret Toay from Ag Trader Talk says that the recent run in soybean markets makes nine-dollar beans a possibility. There is also news that Illinois 4-H came out today with direction for events to go virtual. We are talking about what that may mean for similar events in the state of Iowa.

We've seen a nice run in soybeans as of late, so Bob and Andy ask market expert Brian Hoops with Midwest Market Solutions what's going on and you have to hear how far he thinks it may go. PLUS we honor Brian and Sara Winkleman along with Iowa Farm Bureau's Sandy Ehrig, as they have won the latest Renew Rural Iowa Award AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

We hear again from our Renew Rural Iowa winners at S&B Farms Distilery. Mark Storr from BASF brings boots on the ground perspective and says that thistle caterpillars are back again causing issues in fields across Iowa. Brian Hoops closes today's show with market analysis and tells us that there is a lot of promise in the soybean market with technical strength and fundamental support.

We're proud to tell this story today of how a simple question from a friend about how to make moonshine sent north central Iowa cattle, hog, corn and soybean farmers, Brian and Sara Winkleman, on a path to owning a distillery. The Winklemans’ willingness to jump headfirst into new opportunities and later switch gears to fill a critical need during the coronavirus pandemic has earned them Iowa Farm Bureau’s Renew Rural Iowa (RRI) Entrepreneur Award.

Goes to Greg and Charlie Hansen from the Audubon area so Bob heads up to the community center on it's first day back open with Sec. Naig, Kent Mower and Gabby Glennister from the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers and Alex Frazier with Frazier Nursery to make the presentation, socially distanced of course. PLUS Don Roose's expert market analysis AND the Three Big Things You Need to Knowl

Says good Big Show Buddy Angie Krieger from the National Pork Board, and she tells Bob and Andy it's almost a perfect fit for the larger cuts and more bone-in cuts we are seeing in the grocery store as a result of the labor shortage at the packing plants. PLUS ISU's Angie Reick-Hinz provides a real-time agronomy update from North Central Iowa AND the Three Big Things You Need to Know.

After the first sign-up deadline came and went last week, Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig in his Daily Address to the Iowa Food, Fuel and Fiber Industry with Bob and Andy on The Big Show reports low interest so far which is encouraging. PLUS Tim Meyer with The Steffes Group in his weekly land and equipment values update shares when he's going to start having in-person sales again AND Jamey Kohake's expert market analysis.

That's how Iowa Pork Producers President and Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award Winner Mike Paustian describes the topic, conversation, and factors to consider when it comes to the necessity of humanely euthanizing their animals on The Big Show, as packer capacity remains below normal and the back-up on farms continues into it's third month. PLUS Grant Ashtinger with Stalcup Ag provides an in-field agronomy update from Northwest Iowa AND Brian Hoops' expert market analysis.