The Big Show

We continue our Farming for the Future Friday with the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers and the Iowa Pork Producers Association! Our hosts today are Tim and Skylar Bardole and they join Bob at the start of the hour talking about why they choose to be in the pork industry. Cody Havens from CSIF talks about how CSIF can help livestock farmers across Iowa and some of the questions he has gotten in the past few weeks. We wrap up with Hope Brecht from CSIF with more info on how to find more info about the Coalition on the web and social media platforms and Brian Waddingham on the importance of reaching out to the next generation to tell Iowa's agriculture story.

It's a Farming for the Future Friday with the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers and the Iowa Pork Producers Association! Bob is live in Greene County as we begin the show with CSIF's Brian Waddingham talking about the extensive opportunities in Iowa livestock agriculture. As we focus on the pork industry today, Dr. Lee Schultz outlines what he heard and discussed in his recent regional conferences with the IPPA and provides an outlook for the coming year in economic outlook for pork producers. IPPA CEO Pat McGonegle tells us about their recent trip to Japan and Korea learning about foreign markets for pork and addressed some those buyers' questions. And the IPPA is in search of the best pulled pork in the state in their Pulled Pork Madness and Cory van Gilst joins the program to tell us how to nominate your favorite restaurant and vote once they have their top 16!

Corteva Agriscience Agronomy Manager Mark Jeschke talks about their latest research on seed orientation and what they've found works best to reduce the required GDUs. Our hay market expert Dale Lesline updates us on yesterday's sale in Dyersville and he says demand is strong and weather continues to be a factor on hay availability. We close today's Big Show with a market update with Don Roose from U.S. Commodities and chatting about the targets he sees for corn and beans and how crop insurance prices will play into the mix.

Meaghan Anderson from Iowa State Extension discusses the newly updated Nutrient Recommendation Guide released last week talking about some of the key updates, and some things that notably were unchanged. She also mentions that soil temperatures are very cold in Central Iowa where she is located. Don Roose from U.S. Commodities looks at markets with us as soybeans are stronger again today. Also keep you up to date on news with the Three Big Things and monitor weather conditions in the main competition areas of South America.

Doug Burns from Farm Credit Services of America takes a look a the new crop insurance levels set yesterday and the upcoming deadline to get signed up. Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte Shaw breaks down the latest speed bump in the ethanol industry. And we wrap today's show with Midwest Market Solutions' Brian Hoops with soybeans positive for the first time in a few days, corn stronger as well, but livestock all lower.

Champion Seed Agronomist Brandon Hulme talks with us about some of the data he has collected regarding tar spot and what he is telling growers who have had issues with it as far as how to combat it with rotating crops and use of fungicides. Brian Hoops from Midwest Market Solutions breaks down the finalized crop insurance numbers and the improving soybean market today after almost a week straight in the red. The deadline to submit nominations for the Best Burger in Iowa Contest is in just under two weeks and Kylie Petersen from the Iowa Beef Industry Council delivers all of the important info on qualifications and how to submit nominations.

Will Tubbs from Corteva joins us at the start of the hour looking at two-pass treatments for weeds and what weeds has says could pose the biggest challenge in 2023. In this week's Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Spotlight on Rural Iowa we talk with Amanda Van Steenwyk about their upcoming Acres of Opportunity Conference on Saturday March 11 and what she is most looking forward to from the conference and how to get registered. We wrap up talking markets with Garrett Toay from Ag Trader Talk and he says when you're looking at the projected corn and soybean prices from the Ag Outlook Conference to take them with a grain of salt because they are just that: projections.

Rabobank's Lance Zimmerman addresses the low cattle inventory in the United States but says that we don't need to get back to 1970's and 80's inventory because of how much more productive the herd is in 2023. Garrett Toay from Ag Trader Talk discusses today's sharp drop in soybeans, down 20 to 25 cents, and talks about spring crop insurance here on the last day of February. We also keep you updated on the latest news with the Three Big Things You Need to Know and worldwide weather.

State Climatologist Justin Glisan joins us to start the hour looking at the wetter trend we have seen in the Midwest recently and says we are transitioning from La Nina conditions to Enso Neutral patterns. DeKalb/Asgrow Technical Agronomist Nicole Stecklein looks ahead with us to the 2023 planting season and everything we need to know including drought, input costs, and fertilizer choices. We close the show talking grain targets and South American crop with Jamey Kohake from Paragon Investments.

Spencer Chase from Agri-Pulse Communications updates us on the latest ag news in Washington D.C. including what he learned at the Ag Outlook Forum and a look at food prices around the country. Jamey Kohake has our first look at ag markets for the week with corn and soybeans mostly in the red, December Corn being an exception. In our weekly land and equipment values segment, Steffes Group's Tim Meyer updates us on their March calendar including sales and trade shows they will be at.