The Wisconsin State Fair is about 48 hours away.  Each moment this year will be precious for John Yingling.  Not only is is the 175th anniversary of the fair, it's also the last fair John will enjoy as chair of the WI State Fair Park Board.  Pam Jahnke visits with the neighborhood boy who found his way to the fair.  Yingling admits, when he was first presented the opportunity to be on the board - he was not prepared.

Rain is already showing up on the margins of Wisconsin.  Stu Muck says it'll warm up today with the best chances of rain building into the afternoon.

The diversity of items on the Steffes auction site is pretty amazing.  Ashly Huhn joins Pam Jahnke to highlight a few unique items/groups that you won't often see, including professional nutrient handling equipment.  Paid for by Steffes Group.

Seems like many neighborhood porches have bags and boxes of fresh produce waiting to be shared.  That's one way to use the overflow from gardens and farm markets.  That fresh produce only lasts so long though.  What about the baked goods we make, or the preserves generated.  That's where people have to be careful.  Teri Barr joins us with an update from the WI Farmers Union on efforts to update the "Cottage Food" guidelines in the state.  Michelle Rameriz-White says some of these rules need to be revisited to allow small scale food processors market access.

The harvest has begun in some areas of the U.S.  John Heinberg, market advisor with Total Farm Marketing in West Bend joins Pam Jahnke to discuss.  Did the rain come in time to save much of the corn crop?  Good question and one that the market's weighing this morning.  Heinberg also points to early anxiety about China's purchases of soybeans, but also interest in corn and wheat!