Kub's Den

An Omniscient Onion

Elaine Kub
By  Elaine Kub , Contributing Analyst
There is a strange, rare tradition of using an onion to predict the year's precipitation pattern. Other predictions -- ones with better basis in sound, scientific reasoning or sensible economic theory -- are a big deal this time of year. (DTN photo by Elaine Kub)
There is a strange, rare tradition of using an onion to predict the year's precipitation pattern. Other predictions -- ones with better basis in sound, scientific reasoning or sensible economic theory -- are a big deal this time of year. (DTN photo by Elaine Kub)
Making predictions this early in the year of the size of this year's corn and soybean crops is a risky business.

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Elaine Kub

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