Winter reading, self-education and investment

We have had our January thaw and for that we are grateful. Any days over freezing during our normally frigid Januaries are welcome. Normally such warm weather days are spent melting down snow drifts, but surprisingly there is no snow to melt off in central Iowa. That...

Thoughts on managing grain, weeds

After surviving the biggest non-storm, ice storm of the last decade we are blessed with having our hoped-for January thaw. So it rained a little while the ground and temps were below freezing. Most of us with a few gray hairs remember the big Halloween ice storm of...

Expos you won’t want to miss

Iowa Power Show January 31 – February 2, 2017 Booth #2504 Visit us at the Iowa Power Show booth #2504. Talk to Bob Streit and Marv Morensen about the upcoming growing season and how you can increase yields or boost efficiency with your input dollars. Here are...

Focusing on eye-popping yields

At this time most of 2017 lays in front of us. We can all hope that most of the efforts we apply this new year will be rewarded personally and financially. 2016 was where much of the country seemed to be tumultuous based on ag economics, foreign markets, weather...

A new year with (some) new choices

Welcome to 2017 and all that comes with it. January is typically the longest, coldest and darkest month of the year, but we can already notice that the days have begun to lengthen. Not having snow on the ground helps the temps climb higher each afternoon, so...