The calendar says February, but the ground hasn't been frozen in Central Illinois since January 10 so we're looking ahead to spring and the possibility of an El Nino. Local Food Systems, Small Farms Educator Doug Gucker talks 2017 soybean price expectations, an update to phosphorus and potassium recommendations for corn, soybeans and wheat and the total solar eclipse in Southern Illinois in August. • Agriculture Economist Todd Hubb's 2017 Soybean Prospects report: bit.ly/2kRVgvC Events • Private Applicator Testing, February 27 in Decatur: bit.ly/2lTgHR4 • Illinois Beef Expo, February 23-26 in Springfield: illinoisbeefexpo.com • Illinois Forage Institute, March 1 in Macomb: www.illinoisforage.org/ • Total solar eclipse on August 21: eclipsewise.com/oh/ec2017.html