The Big Show

Jennifer Holliday and Scott Sloan talk with Rob Long, Area Beef Manager for Purina about taking care of livestock when it gets extremely cold, especially when travel conditions deteriorate and make it difficult to get to the feed store. They also spoke with Meaghan Anderson from Iowa State Extension says this snowfall isn't all going to soak into the soil because of how frozen the ground is, with even near freezing soil temps as low as 24'. And in the final segment, market analysis with Garret Toay from Ag Trader Talk, as soybeans are down double-digits.

Jennifer Holliday and Scott Sloan were the hosts today and talked with Delaney Howell from the Ag News Daily talks about their podcast and how she got into podcasting when it was still new to the agriculture world. They also spoke with Mike Downey from Next Gen Ag Advocates talks about the process of succession planning. And Jennifer and Scott talked about the latest developments from Titan Tire

Bob Quinn spoke with Iowa State University Researcher Dr. Sue Lamont about a groundbreaking study to find a way to have hens lay eggs that only develop female chicks. He also spoke with Rebecca Vittetoe from ISU Extension in Eastern Iowa about the things she learned during the 2022 growing season including treating tar spot. Brian Hoops of Midwest Market Solutions wraps up the show with a look at the markets.

Bob Quinn spoke with Pat McGonegle from the Iowa Pork Producers Association to preview the 50th Pork Congress coming up in January at the Iowa Events Center. He also did market update and analysis with Brian Hoops from Midwest Market Solutions, including impact of arctic cold weather and blizzard conditions across the Midwest.

Bob Quinn speaks with Syngenta Technical Development Lead Dean Grossnickle about weed resistance that he saw in fields this season and what he's recommending to growers in 2023.

He also spoke with Dr. Megan Niederwerder from the Swine Health Information Center about disease prevention best practices for hog producers. And Don Roose from US Commodities wrapped up the show with analysis on the markets as we near the close.

Bob Quinn speaks with Angie Rieck-Hinz from Iowa State Extension about the third season of their CropsTV crop protection education series and protecting against soybean gall midges.

He also talks with Don Roose from US Commodities with details on the supply factors causing soybean markets to have double-digit strength today.

Bob Quinn spoke with Iowa Director for the USDA's Rural Development program, Theresa Greenfield, about some grants being funded with Secretary Vilsack's big announcement last Thursday including $2.8 million for Iowa. Agronomist Nicole Stecklein from Dekalb talks about what she saw this growing season including the presence of tar spot; which she says strongly correlates with rainfall amounts. And Jamey Kohake with Paragon Investments wrapped up the show with a look at price projections through the next couple of weeks.

Bob Quinn spoke with Iowa's State Climatologist Justin Glissan for an update on the weather coming up later this week including potential blizzard conditions, and a broader climate outlook and how recent and upcoming trends are affecting Mississippi River shipping. Jamey Kohake from Paragon Investments tells us about the South American weather outlooks that are pushing grain markets lower to start the week. And we wrap up with Tim Meyer from Steffes Group has his weekly land and equipment values update and a look at the Steffes calendar through the end of the year and into 2023.

It's Farming for the Future Friday and Bob Quinn is at the Iowa Cattlemen's annual meeting with the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers! He's joined by Brian Waddingham, Corrine Rowe, Matt Deppe, Derek Namanny, and Cody Havens to discuss the future of cattle farming, the new farm bill, eminent domain issues, farmland loans, the State Revolving Fund, and more. Don Roose from US Commodities is in as our market analyst with another flat trade day for corn.

It's Farming for the Future Friday and Bob Quinn is at the Iowa Cattlemen's annual meeting with the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers. He's joined by Brian Waddingham, Corrine Rowe, Matt Deppe, Derek Namanny, and Cody Havens to discuss the future of cattle farming, the new farm bill, eminent domain issues, farmland loans, the State Revolving Fund, and more. Don Roose from US Commodities is in as our market analyst with another flat trade day for corn.