As spring arrives, a look at weeds and insect pests

Spring officially arrived at 5 PM on Sunday afternoon. In central Iowa the weather was 45 to 50 degrees, so it felt like spring. Earlier in the week in way NW Iowa and SE South Dakota the single digit wind chills and the snow banks being 4 ft high and snow piles made...

New Technology on the Horizon

So far March came in as the proverbial lamb. Will it leave as a lamb or as a lion, growling and snarling in the form of a big, cold blizzard. Here is central Iowa the only snow left is in the form of large snowdrifts around trees or buildings where they once clogged...

Ag Expo Highlights

It has been a few days since the close of the Iowa Power Show. Years ago, when I first got to participate in the big, late January show we learned it was a week or two of preparation, knowing that we would be losing our speaking voices by the last hour. We got to...

Midwest Activities

It was a quiet week in central Iowa. A snowfront delivered 8″ of the white stuff after varying amounts of rain and sleet left a shimmering layer of ice on many of the roads. Those made travel a bit tricky for a day or two and guys with snow blowers or plows got...

Join us at the Iowa Ag Expo – Booth 2515

Booth # 2515 is at the bottom of the escalator near the Hy-Vee entrance. Save $5.00 on tickets by going to this LINK. -Learn about new products offered by CIA&S. -Find out the latest on Tar Spot. -Learn how CIA&S can help navigate you to a successful 2023....