by Bob Streit | Jan 27, 2024 | Crop Watch
Thus far the new year’s weather would have to be termed unusual and erratic. We had 50 F temps until Christmas and New Years. We wore lighter jackets and finished our outdoor tasks until New Years. I actually saw new gopher mounds, which are more a harbinger of...
by Bob Streit | Jan 11, 2024 | Crop Watch
A new year has arrived and we can now view 2023 in the rear-view mirror. I will have to see any references as to when Kevin ____? who was a coworker with Cargill Seeds at the time turned to me in the hall during a meeting break and informed me that he promised the...
by Bob Streit | Dec 19, 2023 | Crop Watch
The Christmas season will be here before we know it and the first round of meetings and conferences will be in the books. Most dealers, retailers and companies know that farmers are in the decision and buying mode to take advantage of early discounts and to lock in a...
by Bob Streit | Dec 8, 2023 | Crop Watch
Without much fanfare the calendar flipped to December. We were lucky enough to continue receiving days with temps in the 40s and a few 50s, which permitted outside tasks to get done. Here in central Iowa the top few inches of soil have frozen enough that a person...
by Bob Streit | Nov 24, 2023 | Crop Watch
We are slowly slipping into the winter season. Luckily the first ten days of abnormally cold days of two weeks ago have been canceled by two weeks of abnormally warm shirt sleeve conditions which have given us a chance to get outside chores and tasks completed before...
