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The State Climatology Office wants to hear from rural residents. Their “Extreme Weather and Climate Services Roadshow” is about to kick off. Farm Director Pam Jahnke gets the details from Outreach Specialist Amanda Latham.

Slippery and snowy road conditions are underway before a warm-up comes later this week, according to ag meteorologist Stu Muck.

Open enrollment is on now in Wisconsin to sign up for health care coverage. Visit healthcare.gov. Ben Jarboe brings us advice from the Division of Extension's Stephanie Plaster on how to navigate the healthcare marketplace.

Grant Holley, executive director of the Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association, says some growers are still wrapping up a cranberry harvest that was challenged by late-season warmups, which confused the vines’ dormancy and disrupted the cold conditions needed for harvest. He reports berries are smaller than usual.

What does the government shutdown mean to the markets? John Heinberg, market advisor with Total Farm Marketing, joins us this morning to discuss the shutdown's impact AND what it would mean for the government to open this week. USDA said it would release some much-missed reports, including the November WASDE. Soybeans continue to feel pressure as China has no incentive to purchase beans from the U.S.

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