Humor

How can you tell if someone is a vegan? Don't worry, they'll tell you. -- Ron Swanson (@Sir_Ron_Swanson)

Soil Temps

Moved frost to pull soil samples just south of 1-80 yesterday and very damp underneath if you are just doing 8 inch pulls. Never pass up H2O -- Bradford Forkner (@BradForkner)

Grilling Season Approaching

ORDER YOUR BEEF TODAY!

Spring Tractor Service Special

Farmland rental rates up

A survey of rural bankers in 10 Midwestern states finds then anticipating farmland cash rents to rise 9.3% in 2013. -- Farmland Network (@FarmlandNetwork)

Direct FSA payments cut to all farmers

@USDAFSA confirms to the @hagstromreport that direct payments to all crop farmers to be cut. http://t.co/jv3HHX9cj4 -- Jerry Hagstrom (@hagstromreport)

Spring Fever

Should have both corn planters completely field ready tomorrow or Thursday. NH3 bars are ready...now we wait -- Caleb Hamer (@HawkeyeHamer)

Slider

RT @michaelhirtzer Corn's two-day decline of 12.65 percent is largest slide on percentage basis on record going back to 1959, CME Group says -- Knutson Farms (@KnutsonFarms)

Blake Shelton planting a corn crop

Guess who just rolled the dice and put his corn in early.... This guy!!!! http://t.co/9nHdCXMZPP -- Blake Shelton (@blakeshelton)

Biggest 2 Day Corn Decline

Corn now heading for biggest two-session decline since July 1996 -- Michael Hirtzer (@michaelhirtzer)

Midwest Soil Temperature @ 4"

Corn Basis Fun Fact

Fun Fact: Last years 1.128 billion bushel ending stocks figure still didn't prevent a 1 basis in corn in Mid Sept. We have less now. -- Jason Britt (@jasonlbritt)

NW Iowa Corn Basis

Corn basis at the elevator in Sioux Center, IA went from .25 over last week to .50 over this week. -- Scott Varilek (@scottevarilek)

Leaderboard: Final Four

Rank	Team Name	Score	Correct	Best Score	Best Correct	Champion
1	Rob Rudolphi	285	33	333	35	Louisville (162)
2	Kale Petersen	263	42	263	42	Miami (Fla.) (122)
3	Molly Holst	213	36	261	38	Louisville (137)
4	Makenna Burmeister	206	24	206	24	Michigan St. (123)
5	Rusty Donnelly	203	37	219	38	Georgetown (98)
6	Stephen Burke	199	37	247	39	Louisville (132)
7	Adam White	189	37	205	38	Indiana (125)
8	Mike Hosch	188	38	236	40	Louisville (152)
9	Tim Fitzgerald	185	32	233	34	Louisville (131)
10	Calvin Vogel	183	34	199	35	Florida (131)
11	Cass keninger	181	32	373	34	Michigan (163)
12	Jon Blin	178	36	226	38	Louisville (148)