The Big Show

With the 2024 Farm Progress Show less than 24 hours away, we're hanging out with the folks from Landus' Boone location learning about what they'll be showing off this week and the easy way that you can visit their new facility right next to the show site!

We're celebrating the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance's 10th anniversary today on the Big Show! We catch up with Jeff Lucas, Pat McGonegle, Kirk Leeds, Mike Naig, and Greg Wandrey aboutthe inception, history, and importance of the IAWA on Iowa ag.

The head of the Farm Progress Show, Matt Jungman, joins us with a preview of the show next week with the biggest newest and best on display in Boone, Iowa!

Iowa State University Extension field agronomist in Southwest Iowa Aaron Saeugling tells us about the status of the crops in his area after some "crop-saving rain" fell this month, but not over the entirety of his territory. He also gives some insight on insect issues in Southwest Iowa, including ear worm.

Our restored tractors at the start of the show today are a Farmall H and a John Deere 3020 Diesel. After we hear the roar of those machines, we head inside the WHO Crystal Studio for the rest of the first hour to talk with the Marion County Cattlemen's Beef Princess, Capital City Kubota, the Iowa Pork Tent, the 2024 Iowa Pork Queen, Iowa FFA State Officers, and the first- and second-place yodelers. The second hour revs up with more restored tractors out on Grand Avenue, then Iowa 4-H Council Members, Iowa Operation Lifesaver, the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers, and a family who received their Heritage Farm award today!

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.