Corn and soybeans are trading a little lower on Friday and are on track to finish lower for the week as forecasts call for beneficial cool weather next week. Corn will be pollinating soon and cool weather will help that process.

Wheat markets are higher, with spring wheat posting double-digit gains as that crop continues to struggle.

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Farm Futures Senior Editor Bob Burgdorfer comes to Penton Farm Progress with experience as a reporter covering grain markets and other global news with Reuters, Inc. A journalism graduate from Kansas State University, Bob has also worked at daily newspapers and Knight-Ridder as a commodity reporter, covering grains and livestock. He has earned five writing awards for his coverage of Mad Cow Disease, immigration issues and other international breaking news stories.

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