by Bob Streit | Nov 9, 2022 | Crop Watch
Here we are in late fall with corn harvest ahead of schedule and the section of the state with the most left in the field is way north central and north east Iowa. Those two sections received the highest moisture totals as inches total and percent of normal rainfall,...
by Bob Streit | Oct 23, 2022 | Crop Watch
Bushel by bushel, round by round and field by field the harvest of 2022 continues into late October. By the time you read this column many of the growers in the central parts of the state will have finished with both their bean and corn crops. This will actually be...
by Bob Streit | Oct 19, 2022 | Events
The Power of Biology Conference 2022 Understanding our Water, Soil, Crops, and Body Time & Location Wednesday, Dec 07 8:30 AM CST – Thursday, Dec 08 4:00 PM CST Briggs Woods Conference Center, 2501 Briggs Woods Trail, Webster City, IA 50595 About the Conference...
by Bob Streit | Oct 15, 2022 | Crop Watch
The harvest of the Midwest corn and bean crop continues and so far, there have been no rain delays. In some ways that may be a blessing as rotted stalks become as strong as wet noodles. There are corn fields where 95% of the stalks fail the push test a few weeks ago....
by Bob Streit | Sep 19, 2022 | Crop Watch
The college football and NFL seasons have started, the Spencer Fair ended, and the days have gotten shorter and the daytime temperatures have cooled off. Thus, the unofficial fall season has arrived. In a few parts of the state the first corn fields have been...
