The Big Show

Iowa Deputy Secretary of Ag Grant Menke brings some info on the new Nitrogen Soil Sampling Project. Tom Collins from the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance details the Conservation Compass on iowawater.ag for farmers to use. Kelsey Suter announces the kickoff of Iowa Pork's annual search for the Best Tenderloin in Iowa! And it's our first Wyffels Wednesday of theseason with Mike Witt!

Chad Husman from Stalcup Ag Services gives us a boots on the ground update after some strong storms went through Northwest Iowa last night. We look at growing conditions in Central Iowa with ISU Extension agronomist Meaghan Anderson and get a peek at the DMACC Agribusiness farm from Travis Lautner. US Commodities’ Don Roose has today’s market rundown!

State Senator Scott Webster from Scott County gives us an update on legislation in the statehouse addressing "Right to Repair". Iowa State Extension agronomist Logan McCrea tells us what he sees approaching planting in Southeast Iowa. Duane has a report on last week's WASDE, and we dive into the market impact with Jamey Kohake!

We're celebrating Farming for the Future Friday with the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers and Iowa Corn today at the ISU Kent Feed Mill!

Iowa Secretary of Ag Mike Naig is with us to discuss the Iowa Farm Act. ISU Professor Ratul Chowdhury gives a look into their research for a Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) vaccine. Gentry Sorenson is with us for an agronomy update from Northwest Iowa. And we dive into the WASDE numbers with Naomi Blohm.

As the EPA changes regulations around diesel exhaust fluid (DEF), we talk with Don Van Houweling from the Van Wall Group about the technology being introduced by John Deere. We also hear about the America 250 tree planting initiative from Alex Frazier from Frazier Nursery. And Iowa Ag Water Alliance Executive Director Jeff Lucas is on the show on Clean Water Wednesday!

Arti Singh tells us about their new tool for identifying weeds and insects. Angie Rieck-Hinz gives us an agronomy update from North-Central Iowa. Gulke Group President Jerry Gulke has our market update. And we're excited to hear that there will be two rodeo days at the 2026 Iowa State Fair!

Duane talks with Scott and Kim Mason from Heartland Agriservice in Sac County to hear about the Cow Chow donations they are sending to help farmers in Nebraska affected by wildfires.

We're talking fertilizer prices and what can be done amid the conflict in the Middle East with Lance Lillibridge. Iowa State Extension agronomist Aaron Saeugling tells us what he's seeing in Southwest Iowa ahead of potential snowfall tonight. And We get a look at commodity markets with Jamey Kohake.

We Speak Farm Saturday 4/4/25

Grilling season is here! We're kicking it off with the folks from Iowa Pork and Fareway!

Mike Naig joins today's Clean Water Wednesday; fresh off of checking out work on an oxbow in Grundy County!

Iowa Corn Growers Association President Mark Mueller joins us to talk about the need for passage of year-round E-15 legislation amid rising gas prices due to the conflict in the Middle East.

Bob is celebrating Farming for the Future Friday, sponsored by the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers, with the folks from Maxwell Custom Beef on the south side of Des Moines!

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig talks about the programs that IDALS is promoting to protect water quality in Iowa in 2026!

The Iowa Soybean Association takes over the show today as we look ahead to the Farm Forward event and everything else soybeans!

Clean Water Wednesday in Grundy County 11/12/25

The DMACC Agribusiness Iowa Soybeans Camera plot has been harvested! We're talking with the folks at DMACC and the students who tended the plot!

Bob Quinn visits with the owners of Hometown Heroes in Grinnell, Iowa - the winners of the Iowa Pork Producers' Best Tenderloin contest in 2025!

We're enjoying a Clean Water Wednesday today at Nick Helland’s farm near Madrid, Iowa!

It's Farming for the Future Friday with the Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers and Iowa Corn!

Taranis Chief Commercial Officer Jason Minton tells us about their new partnership with Syngenta.

We talk with Jeff Lucas and Rebekah Jones from the Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance join us to talk about some of the resources on their website for Iowa farmers looking to get into conservation, water quality, and soil health.

Reese Drenth from Ground Level Dispatch is with us during The Big Show to talk about how the shutdown of the federal government impacts agriculture.

RCFI Conservation Agronomist Alex Logan joins us today on Clean Water Wednesday!