In C block: Kaylin Bade, her husband Kevin and their kids Dylin and Lydia were named the 2025 Franklin County Farm Family at the Missouri State Fair’s Farm Family Day. Kaylin joined us in August to discuss their farm’s multi-generational history, how she pioneered the ag department at Washington Middle School, the Havenvale Farms operation, her family’s experience at the State Fair, and whether or not she has cloned herself! We’ll wrap up the “best of” with gems from Missouri Beef Industry Council’s Ally Crick about the group’s popular “Beef in the Classroom” program.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

In B block: In July 2025, the maiden voyage of The FARM Show kicked off with a visit from Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn. Director Chinn walked listeners through the details of the new America’s Heartland Packing beef processing facility in Warren County – from recruiting the American Foods Group company to Missouri, to visiting company headquarters in Green Bay for due diligence, to the early positive effects the company is already having on the local and statewide economies. Also in B block: Last August, we caught up with Greenfield Robotics Head of Business Development Jared Brown. Brown explained the company’s origins, how its robots work in row crops, and why chemical-free weed management isn’t as expensive as some growers may assume. Brown also addressed the 800-pound spray rig in the room: do agrochem companies see the anti-chemical writing on the wall?

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

0:30 Bayer Q3 2025 earnings call overview

1:00 "90 days in 90 seconds"

1:45 Casual

2:15 Gen X plea on perimenopause

3:25 CEO Bill Anderson on glyphosate legislation

4:40 Discontinuing 150 products

5:25 Rodrigo Santos on 2026 dicamba expectations

6:10  @DEKALBAsgrowDeltapine  dicamba-tolerant seed pricing

6:55 Rodrigo on crop market dynamics

8:15 Rodrigo and Bill on Preceon

10:50 Bill on Durnell case

12:10 Rodrigo on generic pressures on glyphosate and other AIs

13:00 Icafolin and Convintro herbicides

15:00 Reuters coverage of earnings call

17:45 DSO

#Bayer #teambayer #glyphosate #icafolin #convintro #BAYRY

Preview: Our third segment (“C block”) on 11/15/25 will focus on Bayer’s Q3 earnings call. We’ll play excerpts of executive commentary on glyphosate lawsuits, dicamba timelines, new herbicide offerings (including Convintro in 2026) and we’ll wrap up with Reuters’ analysis of the call.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

​0:40 This Week in Missouri Politics clip ft. Missouri Cattlemens Association’s Mike Deering

​6:00 This Week in Missouri Politics clip ft. Congressman Jason Smith

14:15 Missouri Independent's Rebecca Rivas coverage of federal hemp policy

Preview: In our second segment (“B block”) on 11/15/25 we’ll focus on beef – via excerpts from This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily episodes featuring the Missouri Cattlemens Association’s Mike Deering and Congressman Jason Smith. Time permitting, we’ll revisit the hemp production fallout with online media coverage.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

0:35 USDA reopening via Brownfield's Carah Hart

4:00 SNAP benefits

5:10 University of Missouri’s 2025 soybean variety trials

10:00 Benson Hill varieties

10:20 Mindy Ward's piece on statewide yields

13:20 The Hill on hemp policy

14:20 Eapen Thampy clip on hemp

Preview: On the 11/15/25 edition of The FARM Show, we’ll start off with coverage of the USDA reopening and what it means for Missouri farmers and SNAP recipients. We’ll hit the high points of the University of Missouri’s 2025 soybean variety trials. And we’ll also address challenges for hemp growers, via a new clip from cannabis lobbyist Eapen Thampy.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

1:15 American Soybean Association statement on China deal

2:45 Interview with cannabis lobbyist Eapen Thampy

4:05 Status of potential 2026 ballot initiative

5:05 Cost of statewide signature gathering campaign

6:20 2026 campaign contributors vs. 2018 & 2022 contributors

7:20 License controversies

9:45 Go/no-go decision on 2026 ballot measure

11:25 Legislative approach in 2026

13:30 Trump's rescheduling of cannabis products

14:55 Latest from the White House

16:05 What will boost hemp acres?

18:20 FDA approval of hemp seed for animal nutrition

Preview: What will it take for row crop farmers to set aside a few acres for hemp production? And when will the proponents of changing Missouri’s hemp and marijuana laws decide whether to move forward on a 2026 statewide ballot initiative? In the first segment (“A block”) of today’s show, we’ll hear answers directly from marijuana lobbyist Eapen Thampy.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

0:20 MU Extension's Pearls of Production in Columbia Nov. 8

4:15 Drone training in Auxvasse

6:45 Southern rust in bordering county

10:15 Stine Seedcast clips on southern rust

10:50 Scouting and fungicides

13:40 Learings from 2025 southern rust

15:15 Southern rust resources

16:10 Benefit of ground rigs

16:45 Follow us on social!

Preview: There’s a women-only ag event in Columbia next month, but you don’t have to have two X chromosomes to enjoy the witty promo piece from MU! We’ll give details on that event plus an upcoming drone training session. Then it’s on to the scourge of southern rust. Though there were no documented cases in our broadcast area this year, there *was* a confirmed case in a neighboring county. We’ll play select clips from the outstanding Stine Seedcast dedicated to southern rust identification, management and lessons learned.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

0:40 Hillsboro FFA beef raffle

2:05 Missouri Beef Industry Council internship

3:55 American Angus Association Herdsman boot camp

6:25 MO Dept. of Ag's new MASBDA beef and dairy grants

9:15 Trump and Argentina beef imports

9:45 NCBA response to Trump

12:10 Missouri Farm Bureau's Garrett Hawkins response to Trump

13:10 Trump's Truth Social post on beef

13:55 USDA beef action plan released this week.

Preview: B is for beef this week, and we’ll kick the segment off with beef raffle news from Hillsboro FFA – via the always-insightful JeffCo Cattle page. You’ll also learn about a beef internship opportunity, a new duo of MASBDA grants, and then the bull in the room – the Trump Administration’s comments on both Argentina beef imports and the USDA beef action plan released this week.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

0:55 Interview with St. Louis Regional Freightway EVP Mary Lamie

1:20 What is the Ag Coast of America cruises

3:25 Ag Coast of America cruises

8:10 Bi-State Development and riverboats

5:25 Job opportunities in the freight industry

8:10 Bi-State Development and riverboats

10:30 Fertilizer and soybean crushing facilities

12:50 Unique assets offer flexibility to global supply chains

15:00 Where to learn more

15:35 Nonprofit for maritime jobs

What’s the “Ag Coast of America,” and what gives our region the right to tout that title? In tomorrow’s first segment (“A block”), you’ll hear from Mary Lamie, the Executive Vice President – Multimodal Enterprises for the St. Louis Regional Freightway. You’ll learn about Ag Coast of America cruises, job opportunities in the freight industry, and how our region’s unique assets offer flexibility to global supply chains – particularly for commodity crops.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

On the last episode of The FARM Show, we explored Corteva’s spinoff announcement. On this episode, we’ll play select clips from the company’s conference call – including a tough question about an executive’s previous company.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube,

1:00 NRCS' Jamie Kurtz on virtual fence program

7:00: Why this year and not last year?

7:50 How much money?

8:45 Shutdown foreshadowing!

13:30 What about rented acres?

17:10 Where to learn more

Preview: Does it pay to take part in the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) virtual fencing equipment program? MU's Center for Regenerative Agriculture’s webinar series explores the issue. In the second segment (“B block”), we’ll play select clips explaining the most vital details.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

2:40 The Swine Institute event Oct. 29

4:55 MU Extension Hay Managment Institute event Oct. 29

7:00 Natinonal Corn Growers Association job openings

11:25 Brownfield's story on soybeans and China

14:20 Ann Wagner and soybean growers

17:20 Democrats' web ad vs. GOP incumbents

Preview: No USDA.gov harvest data? No problem! In A block, we’ll preview a late-October pork event as well as a hay management event in Gasconade County. We’ll also hit the high points of three (3!) new job postings from the National Corn Growers Association – two of which are based in the Westplex Talk broadcast area.

Then we’ll recap insights from a University of Missouri ag economist (via Brownfield), and finish with a local angle on soybean tariffs and trade.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

Speaking of Washington, D.C., the St. Louis County-based National Association of Corn Growers hosted “Corn Conversations: The State of the Farm Economy” in the nation's capital this week. What percentage of growers feel we’re headed for a “crisis?” And what’s NCGA’s top priority in Congress? We’ll play a few select clips from Thursday’s event.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section, and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

0:25 Missouri Ag Director Chris Chinn on America's Heartland Packing (Part 2)

2:00 AHP contributions to Warren County

4:00 Meat + Poultry coverage of AHP

5:30 Follow The FARM Show on Facebook

6:20 Red crown rot confirmed in Warren County

9:20 Stine Seed insights on red crown rot

Preview: In today’s (9/20/25) second segment (“B block”) of The FARM Show on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM we’ll play another clip from Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn’s appearance on our July 26 show regarding America’s Heartland Packing (AHP), and we’ll highlight a few of the early positive effects the company is already having on the local and statewide economies. We’ll also refer to a thorough article from Meat + Poultry about the facility. AHP is still hiring for open positions –check out available roles on their Facebook page.

Breaking news: A Crop Protection Network map notes that red crown rot has been confirmed in a Warren County soybean field. We’ll have the details on that finding, and we’ll play an insightful clip from the folks at Stine Seed detailing their approach to managing through the disease.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section, and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

0:30 Show preview

1:00 Gov's Conference on Agriculture

1:45 Angus Convention in Kansas City

3:25 MOBUCK$ program

7:15 Feral hogs in Missouri

7:55 Clip from Brad & John Show episode

13:05 Missouri Department of Conservation recommendations

14:40 Missouri Dept. of Agriculture Director hris Chinn on America's Heartland Packing

Preview: Which national beef group is having their annual event in Kansas City beginning Halloween night? In today’s (9/20/25) first segment (“A block”) of The FARM Show on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM we’ll give you the spooky details.

Would a low-interest loan help your operation? State Treasurer Vivek Malek’s MOBUCK$ program might be for you. We’ll tick through the program categories.

Feral hogs are a pain in the taproot. Why not just shoot ‘em? We’ll play a clip from Tuesday’s Brad & John Show and you can hear exactly what the Missouri Department of Conservation recommends.

Way back in July, the maiden voyage of The FARM Show kicked off with a visit from Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn. We’ll wrap up A block with a clip of Director Chinn discussing the new America’s Heartland Packing beef processing facility in Warren Continue, and we’ll continue on the AHP topic in B block.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section, and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

0:50 How marijuana rescheduling will affect medical uses

3:30 Why did Missouri hemp acres decline?

7:45 Expected lines of attack

8:40 Homegrown cannabis regulations

11:00 Missourians for a Single Market approach to regulations

12:00 Missouri's mini-FDA

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section, and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

#hemp #moleg

0:50 Missourians for a Single Market

1:20 What did Missouri voters pass in 2022?

2:05 A "licensing monopoly"

2:30 Possession limits

3:30 Other regulations

4:20 What the 2026 ballot measure would do

5:00 Delta-8 hemp product controversy

6:30 Difference between hemp regulations and marijuana regulations?

8:20 Current status of petition review

8:40 Signature gathering challenges

9:25 $5-6 million for signature gathering

10:20 American Shaman's $1 million commitment

11:30 Why lawmakers don't fix cannabis problems

12:25 First-in-the-nation proposal

13:30 Trump's next move on rescheduling

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

#hemp #moleg

0:45 Show preview

1:50 Gov's Conference on Agriculture

2:30 Missouri ALOT deadline and details

6:30 Shout out to Brownfield, Mindy Ward and Chris Six

7:05 MU Extension report on Missouri soybean yield

11:15 Red crown rot near our broadcast area

12:50  @BecksHybrids  clip on red crown rot vs. SDS and more

18:00 Check out  @stineseed  and  @merschmanseeds  for more

18:15 B block and C block teaser

Preview: In tomorrow’s (9/13/25) first segment (“A block”) of The FARM Show on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM we’ll start with a registration reminder for the Governor’s Conference on Agriculture, to be held Nov. 12-13 in Columbia.

We’ll touch on the Missouri Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow (ALOT) program, its requirements and the Sept. 30 deadline.

The University of Missouri released some sobering data about drought and soybean yields. We’ll run through the lowlights.

The Crop Protection Network reports three (3!) nearby counties reporting red crown rot this summer. Time permitting, we’ll play an instructive clip or two from the folks at Beck’s Hybrids regarding sudden death syndrome vs. red crown rot, as well as relevant research.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section, and find past episodes at "The FARM Show" on YouTube.

After John’s disclosure of extreme bias in favor of dicamba (with an asterisk), we’ll tick through each relevant proposed regulatory bullet – skipping over the superfluous.

We’ll hear Bayer’s official line on its own expectations, via reporting from the inimitable Gil Gullickson.

Finally, we’ll speculate on the most likely outcome of the fall/winter regulatory process and what growers might expect from the folks at Corteva and Bayer come seed sales season.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section, and find past episodes at "FARM Show Radio" on YouTube.

First is Bayer’s educational (not promotional!) activities around icafolin and Convintro herbicides.

Second is MS Technologies LLC and Syngenta’s upcoming soybean trait launch later this decade. HPPDs for the win!

Third is AGCO’s new Fendt offerings.

We’ll also highlight a piece from Farm Progress regarding their editors’ favorite new tech at FPS.

Time permitting, we’ll throw it to rapper Alpha Aflatoxin for his observations on tar spot, southern rust, and soybean cyst nematode. I anticipate at least one lyrical bar of Mizzou vs. KU trash talk!

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section, and find past episodes at "FARM Show Radio" on YouTube.

1:00 Habitat for Humanity "Over the Edge" promo

2:35 Stockmanship & Stewardship event in Springfield

3:00 Dicamba public comment teaser

3:40 Beef prices and demand

5:35 Governor's Conference on Agriculture

7:50  @BayerGlobal  employee Craig Schneider chosen for Missouri Grassroots Fellowship

10:45 New  @MissouriCorn  headquarters

15:20 Soybean tentiform leafminer

19:10 Who to contact re: tentiform leafminer

In today’s (9/6/25) first segment (“A block”) of The FARM Show on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM we’ll touch on beef prices and demand – with some short-term and long-term insights from an Oklahoma State expert, via Farm Progress.

Registration is now open for the Governor’s Conference on Agriculture, to be held Nov. 12-13 in Columbia. We’ll hit the high spots of the event.

The Missouri Soybean Association (MSA) and Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council (MSMC) have announced the newest class of the Missouri Grassroots Fellowship program – and a Warrenton man is among the chosen few. Who is he, and what’s his day job? We’ll reveal the details!

Missouri Corn Growers Association plans to move into a new, expanded headquarters next year. We’ll recap a piece from The Missouri Times Editor Jake Kroesen.

Time permitting, we’ll discuss news of a new pest in Missouri soybean fields. Chris Six of Missouri Ruralist was the first to cover soybean tentiform leafminer this week and we’ll summarize what he heard from MU Extension.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section,

1:05 Excerpt from Farm Progress' FP Next show re: latest FPS news

2:20 Drone Zone at FPS

3:30 FPS branded beer

5:30 Farm Progress broadcast lineup at FPS

7:30 Potential visit from USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins

8:40 Hospitality building partnership on air conditioning

11:15 Go watch FP Next!

11:45 List of Missouri exhibitors at FPS

The third segment (“C block”) of The FARM Show on 8/23/25 featured a final promo for next week’s Farm Progress Show – this time via a clip from the always-insightful FP Next video series on YouTube. Hosts Sarah McNaughton-Peterson and Curt Arens welcomed Mike Pearson and Matt Jungmann for a few of the late-breaking developments regarding the event – and a *potential* VIP appearance! You can find the full FP Next video – which includes a look at next month’s Husker Harvest – on the  @FarmProgressDaily  YouTube page.

We wrapped up the episode with a list of the Missouri-based companies exhibiting at FPS – including a familiar name sporting a new corporate moniker and branding.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section.

0:25 Welcome Ally Crick from Missouri Beef Industry Council

0:55 Stockmanship & Stewardship event in Springfield Sept. 5-6

7:00 FAD is more than New World Screwworm

8:05 Beef in the Classroom program details

12:45 Local schools participating in Beef in the Classroom

14:00 Where to learn more

14:45 USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins on New World Screwworm developments

The second segment (“B block”) of The FARM Show on 8/23/25 featured a special guest – Ally Crick, the Manager of Industry Relations and Officer Oversight for the  @beefcouncil . Ally walked listeners through the agenda and key highlights of the upcoming Stockmanship & Stewardship event in Springfield next month. You can find more details on the Sept. 5-6 event at stockmanshipandstewardship.org.

Crick also gave listeners an expert explanation of her group’s Beef in the Classroom initiative – with a shout out to the participating schools in the Westplex Talk 104.5 FM broadcast area. Teachers, parents and students can find out how to participate by visiting mobeef.org.

The latest issue of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association magazine featured the New World Screwworm (NWS) on the cover – and last Friday, the  @UsdaGov  announced its latest steps to prepare for the parasite. We played a clip from USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins’ press conference in Texas detailing what’s next in the NWS fight.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section.

1:20 Catherine Hanaway appointed Missouri Attorney General

2:45 Hanaway's comments on glyphosate

3:50 Missouri Freedom Caucus reacts to Hanaway appointment

5:20 Hanaway and Grain Belt Express

6:05 MASBDA SEGA grant overview

10:10 Hertzog Meat Co., via  @MoAgriculture 

12:30 R|Farms Distillery, via MO Dept. of Ag

14:40 Westphalia Trading Co., via MO Dept. of Ag

16;40 Hemme Brothers Creamery, via MO Dept. of Ag

The first segment (“A block”) of The FARM Show on 8/23/25 began with this week’s top policy news – Gov. Mike Kehoe’s appointment of a new attorney general. We played a clip of incoming AG Catherine Hanaway discussing her surprising first-hand experience managing weeds in soybeans.

Do you have an idea for value-added production on your farm or ranch? You could land up to $250,000 through the Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grants for Agriculture (SEGA) Innovation Grant Program.

What does it take to win a SEGA grant? We dug deep into the Dept. of Ag archives and found interviews with four successful applicants. See if their stories spark an idea for YOUR operation!

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the Water Preservation Act last month and touted its benefits for farmers and ranchers. We’re joined by the bill’s sponsor, state Rep. Cameron Parker (R-Campbell), to find out what the bill does, why it’s necessary, and what misperceptions some Missourians have about water access.

After the conversation with Rep. Parker, we addressed another misperception/mischaracterization – that Missouri American Water is secretly owned by foreign interests. We played a clip from the Brad & John Show – which airs on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM weekdays from 7-8 a.m. – succinctly eviscerating the Geocities/Myspace-era myth.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section.

The Missouri Soybean Association’s new CEO Casey Wasser joined Scott Faughn for a special edition of This Week in Missouri Politics #TWMPDaily. We played a couple excerpts from the discussion.

The association’s Ag Innovation Showcase is this coming Friday (8/22/25) in Columbia, Missouri. Find more details at mosoy.org.

One of the headliners of next Friday’s event is Greenfield Robotics. We caught up this week with Greenfield’s Head of Business Development Jared Brown. Brown explained the company’s origins, how its robots work in row crops, and why chemical-free weed management isn’t as expensive as some growers may assume. Brown also addressed the 800-pound spray rig in the room: do agrochem companies see the anti-chemical writing on the wall?

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning. You can find the “listen live” link in our page’s info section.

A recap of the Washington Town & Country Fair, via Washington Missourian coverage highlights.

Kaylin Bade, her husband Kevin and their kids Dylin and Lydia were named the 2025 Franklin County Farm Family at the Missouri State Fair’s Farm Family Day. Kaylin joins us to discuss their farm’s multi-generational history, how she pioneered the ag department at Washington Middle School, the Havenvale Farms operation, her family’s experience at the State Fair, and whether or not she has cloned herself!

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

When other companies joined the SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) craze in 2021 and 2022, Pivot Bio decided to remain private. On the heels of the company’s first-ever investor day, is the company preparing to go public?

If Charles Dickens covered ag earnings calls, he might write, “It was the best of times, it was the … okay-est of times.” Such was the case for #Corteva and #Bayer, respectively. We tick through the notable nuggets from both companies’ quarterly investor calls.

The show wraps with a clip from the Brad & John Show, broadcast weekdays from 7 – 8 a.m. Central. Will Bayer wave the white flag and exit the glyphosate business, and when?

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

The 2025 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meetings were held in July in San Diego, and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association team put together a concise overview. We played an excerpt, and you can find the complete comments from NCBA President Colin Woodall on the group’s YouTube page.

This week, the Columbia Missourian newspaper took a close look at the wagyu beef industry and how some Missouri cattlemen are profiting. One Franklin County cattleman offers wagyu for sale.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning.

The Missouri Soybean Association’s annual Ag Innovation Showcase will be held on August 22 in Columbia. John provided highlights of the demonstrations and research growers can expect to see, as well as the group’s magazine coverage of Missouri’s capital gains tax elimination.

The segment wrapped with an exclusive sneak preview of Scott Faughn’s interview with Gov. Mike Kehoe at the Missouri State Fair. You can catch the full interview on Sunday on KDNL television at 10 a.m., or check out This Week in Missouri Politics on YouTube for the full episode.

The FARM Show broadcasts on Westplex Talk 104.5 FM to farmers and ranchers in Franklin, Warren, St. Charles and west St. Louis Counties - with actionable news and insights on production, profits, people and policy. Hosted by John Combest, the show airs at 10 a.m. Saturday morning and is rebroadcast at 8 a.m. Sunday morning.