Max Armstrong observes that perhaps cold weather will stall the carjackers which have hit the Minneapolis area hard. Max shares the story of Marshalltown, Iowa, police seeking a robber who committed a murder and he offers one observance about the shooter. Max warns about the use of space heaters in this cold weather. From This Week in Agribusiness, there's news of some conferences still meeting in person. One example is the Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin, in a facility rearranged for safe meeting.

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