The Big Show

Iowa State University Extension Field Agronomist Gentry Sorenson tells us how northern Iowa looks for dryness and updates us on harvest progress.

The Iowa Pork Producers Association was recently in Washington D.C. talking with lawmakers about their Farm Bill priorities. IPPA Public Policy Director Ben Nuelle tells us about their conversations.

Over the next several Thursdays, we will be celebrating Iowa farmers who are applying conservation practices on their farm and thriving. Iowa Soybean Association Director of Conservation Roger Wolf talks with Bob about the people and practices we will be highlighting.

For the first time ever, we are presenting the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award in Des Moines County! Bob is talking with the Dodds family, the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers, and Scretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today on The Big Show!

It's Clean Water Wednesday! Bob is at the Iowa Nitrogen Initiative field day with the Iowa Agriculture Water alliance and the Iowa Corn Growers Association!

Bob Quinn was able to catch up with Kent Creighton at the Sukup booth during Farm Progress Show! They discuss options for grain storage and drying.

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig brings us all the details on last week's IDALS announcement that assessments for the Grain Indemnity Fund will continue for an additional year. He also talks about harvest safety and the success of Farm Progress Show last week.

It's the final day of the 2024 Farm progress Show! Bob is joined again to start the show by Farm Progress Show Manager Matt Jungmann with an overview of the week and some insight toward 2025. We also talk with Don Van Houweling about the auction happening at the show with Van Wall. Then, Bob is joined by Brian Waddingham from the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers, Paragon Investments' Jamey Kohake, farmer Bill Couser, Titan Tire's Scott Sloan, Champion Seed agronomist Brandon Hulme, and Josh Remmington from the Iowa FFA Foundation.

On the second day of the 2024 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Bob is joined by the Show Manager, Matt Jungmann, who talks about the success of day two of the show and says they're already looking ahead to 2026. Don Van Houweling gives an update on the Van Wall Equipment auction going on with the Farm Progress Show. Titan International CEO/President Paul Reitz and Product Manager Scott Sloan talk about the latest on display at their booth. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig is with us and says he has been showing a lot of visitors around the show and bragging up Iowa ag. Jamey Kohake from Paragon Investments is on-site with some talk on the markets. The folks at BASF stop by to fill us in on their newest technologies. Cole The Cornstar let's Bob in on how the magic happens with his famous YouTube videos. And David is joined by GT Thompson and Randy Feenstra with the latest on the Farm Bill.

The Farm Progress Show is open in Boone, Iowa! Bob Quin caught up with Farm Progress Show Manager Matt Jungmann with some of the highlights of the first morning. He spoke with our broadcast host Don Van Houweling and Van Wall Equipment as well as morning programming host Scott Sloan and Titan Tire! Also during the show, we hear from influencer Laura Farms, Neal Borgmeyer and Lance Porter from Channel Seed, Tyler Williams from Foreground, Jamie Horton with DEKALB Asgrow Seed, and Ben Whaley from Golden Harvest!