Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be rainy with a high of 75. Sunrise is 6:34 and sunset is 7:04 for 12 hours 30 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waxing crescent with 20.7 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Public Safety & Licensing Review Committee meets at 5 PM and the Whitewater…
Agriculture
Agriculture, Daily Bread, Economy, Wisconsin, WISGOP
Daily Bread for 9.5.26: Wisconsin Dairy Farms Drop Below 5,000 for First Time
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 79. Sunrise is 6:24 and sunset is 7:22 for 12 hours 58 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 35.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1774, the First Continental Congress assembles in Philadelphia. Jim Massey, writing at…
Agriculture, Daily Bread, Economy, Elections, Gubernatorial Race 2026, Never Trump, Tariffs, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 9.4.26: Tariffs Leave Farmers Paying More
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will see clouds and scattered thunderstorms with a high of 89. Sunrise is 6:22 and sunset is 7:24 for 13 hours 2 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent with 46.6 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1923, the first U.S.-built rigid airship, the USS Shenandoah,…
Agriculture, Daily Bread, Trump, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 6.6.26: Florida Man Visits Wisconsin Farmers, Talks About His Television
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 86. Sunrise is 5:17 and sunset is 8:30 for 15 hours 13 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous with 68.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1944, the Allied invasion of Normandy begins with the execution of Operation Neptune —…
Agriculture, Daily Bread, Economy, War
Daily Bread for 4.14.26: Effects of Trade War and the Iran War Reach All the Way to Midwestern Soybean Farmers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will see scattered evening thundershowers with a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:14 and sunset is 7:36 for 13 hours 22 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 10.9 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater Innovation Center Advisory Panel meets at 8:30 AM and Whitewater’s…
Agriculture, Daily Bread, Tariffs, Trade, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 3.2.26: Worsening Market Conditions for Wisconsin Farmers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 43. Sunrise is 6:28 and sunset is 5:45 for 11 hours 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 99.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. The Whitewater School Board’s Policy Review Committee meets at 4:30 PM. On this…
Agriculture, Daily Bread, Economy, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 2.21.26: ‘New Golden Age’ Doesn’t Include Wisconsin’s Farmers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 31. Sunrise is 6:43 and sunset is 5:34 for 10 hours 51 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 19.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1947, in New York City, Edwin Land demonstrates the first “instant camera,”…
Agriculture, Daily Bread
Daily Bread for 11.28.25: Farmers Face Uncertainty
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 29. Sunrise is 7:03 and sunset is 4:22 for 9 hours 20 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 53.8 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1964, NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars. Midwest farming faces an uncertain…
Agriculture, Daily Bread, Trade, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 11.12.25: About That Trade Deal for Soybeans
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be windy with a high of 52. Sunrise is 6:43 and sunset is 4:34 for 9 hours 51 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 46.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Equal Opportunities Commission meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1938, Nazi Germany…
Agriculture, Bad Ideas, Daily Bread, Economy, Trade, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 10.15.25: Elderly Gentleman Slowly Realizes What a Trade War Means
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be cloudy with morning showers and a high of 60. Sunrise is 7:08 and sunset is 6:11, for 11 hours 3 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 31.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Finance Committee meets at 5 PM. On this day in…
Agriculture, Bad Ideas, Daily Bread, Economy, Trade, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 10.14.25: Trade War Creates Cycle of Agriculture’s Dependency on Government
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Tuesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 68. Sunrise is 7:07 and sunset is 6:13, for 11 hours 6 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 41.2 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Public Works Committee meets at 5:15 PM, and the Finance Committee meets…
Agriculture, Daily Bread, Economics, Tariffs, Trade, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 10.10.25: Even Record Crop Yields Won’t Be Enough for Wisconsin’s Farmers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be cloudy with a high of 68. Sunrise is 7:02 and sunset is 6:20, for 11 hours 17 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 83.1 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1846, Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered…
Agriculture, Daily Bread, Tariffs, Trade, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 10.4.25: Tariffs and Trade War Hit Wisconsin’s Soybean Farmers
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 85. Sunrise is 6:56 and sunset is 6:30, for 11 hours 34 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 91.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1957, Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the…
Agriculture, Business, Daily Bread, Dairy, Wisconsin
Daily Bread for 8.20.25: Wisconsin Dairy Farms Struggle Under Tariffs
by JOHN ADAMS •
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:07 and sunset is 7:48, for 13 hours, 42 minutes of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 8.3 percent of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Parks and Recreation Board meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in…