Crop Watch

By Bob Streit
Columist, Farm News

Farmer’s Shield Information

Many of you that attended our Pre-Season meeting that was held in Webster City on January 22nd have requested information on the Farmer's Shield product bundle that was presented by Dr. Allan Lindsley and Ryan Riley of Microbe Formulas. Farmers are the most hard...

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Weed and Fungicide Choices

We are already over midway thru the Month of January. It is typically the longest, coldest, and snowiest month of the year. It seems to drag on forever and is the most challenging to get thru because that is when vehicles don’t start, machinery get balky and needs to...

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Pre-planning is key to a successful 2020

Winter finally arrived in central Iowa this past weekend bringing with it ice and measurable   snow in a huge front that stretched north from northern Minnesota down to Laredo, Texas over the weekend. The immediate task is to clear the yards, drives and yards from the...

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Top Speakers at January 22nd Conference

We are hoping you all had a nice Christmas Holiday’s season and are ready for the New Year. As to Christmas, wow. Normally if you are a betting person and you had to lay some money down as to whether the temperature on the 25th was going to be closer to 50 degrees or...

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Upcoming Meeting Details

Merry Christmas everyone out there. May everyone enjoy the holidays and everything that comes with it. Remember whose birthday it is and how we should honor it. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas always seems to fly by. The four weeks seem to go by in about...

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Merry Christmas!

So now the Christmas Holidays are going to be upon us next week. That means travel and having guests or family stuff to do. To the youngsters it is a time they look forward to, while for us it can get a bit hectic. Figuring out who will be around and who will be gone...

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Upcoming Learning Opportunities

The month of December is moving along quickly. Now is the time for conference and farm shows and there will be plenty of them in the next two or three months as learning opportunities and to scout out new products and ideas. Normally it is past time to put the old...

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