The National Weather Service’s outlook for next week calls for below-normal temperatures across the Plains and the Midwest, maintaining concerns about threats to an early-emerged winter wheat crop. Pro Farmers First Thing Today reports the Outlook for March 19th through the 23rd shows the cooler weather poses a freeze risk to the early emerged winter wheat crop. The Forecast also shows below-normal precipitation is expected from northern Oklahoma through North Dakota and for much of the Corn Belt over this timeframe. Normal precipitation is expected elsewhere. Meanwhile, mostly dry weather and above-normal temperatures are expected to continue on the Central and Southern Plains over the near-term, increasing moisture needs for the crop.