The Big Show

Bob Quinn is in Puerto Rico to wrap up coverage of the AFBF Annual Convention with reports sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau. Jennifer Holliday and Nathan Fischer are handling duties in the studio. Bob talked with IFB president Brent Johnson, Tama County producer and IFB member, Kort Holub, and Iowa voting delegate Chris Prizeler on what they're focused on at the convention. Also today, Maxwell Schaeffer is in Des Moines at the Peoples Company Land Investment Expo! He is joined by Steve Bruere from the Peoples Company, and Expo Speakers Vivek Ramaswamy - founder/chairman of Strive Asset Management, geo-political analyst Peter Ziehan, and pollster Frank Luntz. They talk about the event, the featured speakers, ways to keep young people interested in agriculture, and how to stay competitive in the global market.

Bob Quinn reports at the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Puerto Rico, his reports are brought to you by Iowa Farm Bureau. Jennifer Holliday and Nathan Fischer are reporting from the studio. Bob talks with IFB President Brent Johnson, Ag Innovation Challenge competitors Chop Local, Roxy Beck from the Center for Food Integrity, and Clark and Molly Dolch about what all is happening at the Convention. We also talk markets with Jamey Kohake and get our weekly land and equipment sale update from Tim Meyer of the Steffes Group.

Bob Quinn is reporting from the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Puerto Rico with Jennifer Holliday and Nathan Fischer handling things at the studio. Bob's reports are brought to you by Iowa Farm Bureau. He's joined by IFB President Brent Johnson, Ag Innovation Challenge competitors Chop Local, Roxy Beck from the Center for Food Integrity, and Clark and Molly Dolch about what all is happening at the Convention. We also talk markets with Jamey Kohake and get our weekly land and equipment sale update from Tim Meyer of the Steffes Group.

Bob Quinn and our friends at the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers were on the Campus of DMACC at the corn cam plot talking with Brian Waddingham and Hope Brecht from CSIF about how to get started in livestock production in Iowa including construction and financing and interpreting all of the rules and regulations. Bob also talks with Don Vaske from Cattleman's Heritage about their new facility in SW Iowa and how they help producers get started, Travis Lautner and Rob Denson from DMACC about their ag programs and opportunities to learn about the industry, cattle producer Mike Holden From Scranton about his operation, and Tammy Nebola from Beginning Farmer Loan Program for some of the details on how to get funding. We're also joined by Garret Toay from Ag Trader Talk with market analysis as soybeans are seeing some recovery to close the week.

It's a Planning For Your Future Friday with the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers and Bob Quinn was at the DMACC corn cam plot in Dallas County talking with Brian Waddingham and Hope Brecht from CSIF about how to get started in livestock production in Iowa. Their conversation included construction and financing and interpreting all of the rules and regulations. Bob also talks with Don Vaske from Cattleman's Heritage about their new facility in SW Iowa and how they help producers get started, Travis Lautner and Rob Denson from DMACC about their ag programs and opportunities to learn about the industry, cattle producer Mike Holden From Scranton about his operation, and Tammy Nebola from Beginning Farmer Loan Program for some of the details on how to get funding. We're also joined by Garret Toay from Ag Trader Talk with market analysis as soybeans are seeing some recovery to close the week.

Bob Quinn speaks with Benson Hill CEO Matt Crisp to discuss what soybean contracts they have to offer producers and his takeaways from FarmCon in Kansas City. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig provides an update on Avian Flu in Iowa with no new detections since mid-December and where prevention of the virus is headed. Alan Brugler wraps up today's Big Show with a look into the markets with most of the futures in the red.

Bob Quinn talks with Robin Pruisner from IDALS about the hemp production in the state of Iowa and why the number of producers is falling. Alan Brugler of Brugler Marketing is today's market analyst as we look ahead to the 2023 new crop contracts and what's pushing the markets a little lower today.

Bob Quinn talks with State Climatologist Justin Glissan about La Nina and the potential shift toward El Nino in the US. Don Roose from US Commodities talks us through the factors causing the grain markets to sink again today. And Bob talks about an upcoming survey of Iowa's hemp producers.

Bob Quinn spoke with Kelly Nieuwenhuis from the Iowa Corn Promotion Board about their top agenda topics in 2023 as well as a look at weather in O'Brien County. Steve Bruere of The People's Company joined us to preview next week's Land Investment Expo in Des Moines. And Jamey Kohake wraps up the show looking into markets with all markets in the red approaching the close.

Bob Quinn is the host, and we heard interview the Doug Wagner from WMT-AM did with Colin Hurd from MACH about the latest they're working on in autonomous farm equipment. Jamey Kohake from Paragon Investments takes a look into the factors causing the "bloodbath" in the soybean markets today.

And Time Meyer from The Steffes Group talks about the high value he's noticing in the equipment markets.