by Bob Streit | Jul 28, 2017 | Crop Watch
We are now in the last week of July and still fighting several different battles. Time is precious and working during 90 plus degree heat makes it tougher to get things done. The weeds are still emerging and growing plus a few insects are appearing that may have to be...
by Bob Streit | Jul 16, 2017 | Crop Watch
Now we, our crops, pastures and countryside get to enter a gauntlet of 90+ degree temps with only a minor chance of rain in the forecast for the next ten days. Will we luck out and have enough popup showers to help or have an unexpected front cross the Midwest and...
by Bob Streit | Jul 9, 2017 | Crop Watch
It is tough to believe but since we have passed the 4th of July holiday the first half of the summer has been completed. Last year quite a few corn fields were approaching the tasselling phase and were past head high. This year the rainfall interrupted planting season...
by Bob Streit | Jul 1, 2017 | Crop Watch
It’s July already and I want to wish you a happy 4th of July holiday. Having it fall on a Tuesday means quite a few people will have a five-day weekend. However, those that work for themselves will wake up Monday thinking that they have a million things to do that day...
by Bob Streit | Jun 27, 2017 | Crop Watch
The month of June soon will be history. In Iowa the prospect of a trend line corn crop is still a possibility. In other parts of the Midwest that does not sound likely in many states as conditions during planting were too wet and/or too cold and planting into less...
