"Winter in this part of the world has drug on and on, and has now entered its eighteenth month. It's gotten so bad that my wife and I -- both of us avid non-golfers -- have taken to watching the golf channel just so we can catch a glimpse of something green," writes South Dakota farmer and Views writer Jerry Nelson. "Given these dire circumstances, you can't really blame a guy for daydreaming a bit. This fantasy has even infected my wife, who now agrees with me that we MUST put in a big garden next spring when -- or if -- it arrives."

"Every marketing year is different and every bull market is different. But some of the concepts that worked well 20 years ago may help you make better decisions today," writes market analyst Alan Kluis. "In 2008, I think that late June is likely to be a key time for a cycle high in the grain markets."