"Pulled Pork and Pierogi Stacker" at PNC Park

President urges Iran to start peace negotiations by releasing non-existent, AI-generated women some rando posted about on X

corporate America in its "I don't want you to be mad" era

US buyers redirect imported fertilizer overseas as Iran war drives up global prices U.S. fertilizer buyers are redirecting shipments out of the country, as higher overseas prices give them an incentive to divert critical supplies, a fertilizer ​analyst said.

"There could be a very long tail to this"

www.reuters.com/business/us-...

Exclusive | Justice Department Nears Filing Antitrust Case Against Egg Producers The civil lawsuit would target major producers, including Cal-Maine Foods and Versova, which hiked egg prices in 2024 and 2025.

"Senior Justice Department officials have remarked internally that egg prices began to fall after their investigation became public, suggesting something other than market forces were at play."

www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

just an incredible run by the four cruise ship captains that decided it was time to go

Ah well, nevertheless.

when "ag night" at the ballpark almost goes horribly wrong

I would prefer less weather

Drop your crime fighting Catholics

Grok literally stopped the count

USDA Wants Farmers to Help With Fertilizer Probe as Prices Soar The Trump administration is seeking information from farmers to help with an ongoing Justice Department probe into high costs for fertilizer, machinery and other farm inputs.

“I’m genuinely sorry that it has taken a conflict in the Middle East in order to bring these questions to the forefront,” he said. “But now that they are at the forefront, I think it’s time that we all start asking questions.”

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Quite the precip contrast in 2026.

Record wettest year-to-date in Green Bay, Muskegon, Houghton Lake and Alpena. (Green Bay is over 1" wetter than 1888 pace.)

Driest year-to-date in Raleigh-Durham, Charlottesville, Gainesville. (Gainesville is drier than its 1907 pace).

Data: SERCC

Cubs declining to raise the NL flags showing the Bucs atop the NL Central, cowards

uh

*HASSETT: HORMUZ CAN BE OPENED WITHIN TWO MONTHS

There is no "truce" & no "ceasefire" media should not use those terms. A last minute unilateral decision was made by one party to not eliminate a civilization (good choice). Meanwhile bombs are flying, civilians dying, energy infrastructure is getting damaged & the Strait of Hormuz never "reopened"

Saudi Arabia confirms hits to the critical East-West pipeline (a pumping station), which led to a 700 kbpd throughput loss.

As well as confirmed strikes to upstream production assets (!!) that have reduced Saudi production *capacity* by 600 kbpd.

On top of downstream refining/processing attacks.

Hall of fame FT correction

OFFICIAL: We have signed INF Konnor Griffin to a nine-year contract extension that runs through the 2034 season.

that's Brook

Lots of uses of "they" in this article:

www.agweb.com/news/busines...

this is a wild story. this level of detail cannot come without many of the principles talking to the reporters. this reads to me a whole lot like vance and rubio - especially - trying to cut their losses and throw the president under the bus. it's like something from W's second term circa 2007.

What are the supposed "trust" issues that would cause someone not to respond to the survey?

line crudely re-drawn to reflect that you are Up North as soon as you head north out of Stevens Point

mostly agree, you are up north as soon as you head north out of Eau Claire, and Green Bay. But same goes for Stevens Point.

Not cheesehead enough to get granular on 64 vs 8. I've only been north of 8 a handful of times, and that's where it starts feeling like Appalachia (complimentary, mostly)

USDA Faces Record-Low Acreage Survey Response as NASS Seeks to Rebuild Trust with Farmers

www.agweb.com/news/crops/c...

Exclusive | Pesticide Giant Syngenta Readies New Weapon Against Superweeds The chemical, launching first in Argentina, is designed to fight grass weeds in soybean crops.

"The key ingredient in Syngenta’s Virestina is a new molecule called metproxybicyclone, developed using machine-learning models. It disables specific growth enzymes in grass weeds, while the same enzymes in crops like soybeans remain unaffected."

www.wsj.com/business/pes...

Cincinnati and Flagstaff

April

actual nytimes headline FEMA Official Says He Teleported to Waffle House. Experts Are Dubious.

you, a naive fool: i do believe there are some things the nytimes won’t both sides

the nytimes: