CONTENTS

4 Taming the Bulls and Bears

5 Marketing in Time of Black Swans

6 Torgerson Announces Retirement

8 Fill and Chill12 Live Life “Large” in 2019

13 Board Members Elected to MWRPC14 Wheat Varieties – Picking a Winner16 Soybean Research Focus

17 Jones and Ransom Receive Amber Awards18 Producer’s Thoughts Will Soon Turn to Next Year’s Planting

20 New Session, New Issues

21 Expect Warmer Spring, Precipitation Average or Slightly Below

22 From Field to Flour, Producers Gain Insight

26 Does Wheat Cause Disease and Obesity?

30 Food Diplomacy