U.S. wheat outlook bearish

A risk management consultant with Stone X says he’s bearish on the wheat market. Brownfield’s Jared White filed this report from the 2025 Illinois Wheat forum. “The thing that’s got me the most bearish on wheat is corn prices. It’s hard to keep that wheat-corn spread too wide.” Mike O’Dea says it’s also a supply…Continue Reading

Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary in 50th year of consumer potato education

An agriculture group celebrating 50 years of educating Wisconsin consumers and children about potatoes.  Jody Baginski is with the Wisconsin Potato Growers Auxiliary, a group of women who organized in 1975 when then-Governor Patrick Lucey claimed he lost twenty pounds by eliminating potatoes from his diet.  That negetive message prompted the new group to find…Continue Reading

Seasonal heat, humidity to return to the Heartland; sct’d storms (Derecho?) for some

Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures nationwide, except for cooler-than-normal conditions in the northernmost Rockies.  The southern High Plains and the Southwest will have the greatest likelihood of experiencing anomalously hot weather.  Meanwhile, above-normal rainfall in much of the northern U.S. and east of the Mississippi River should…Continue Reading

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