By Bob Streit
Columist, Farm News
A month ago, the question was if March was going to go out as a lion or lamb. It did not take long to find out and observe the closing cliff hanger. Would it be: a day bringing up cold or warm temperature, sixty degrees or below freezing; would it be sunny, cloudy, or...
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...
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...
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...
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 the...
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Oh my gosh! Is it possible that 2023 slipped in here already? If it is possible that 2023 has arrived and it brings in warmer winter temperatures than we saw in December we will welcome it. Those -20s and -30s were cold enough for most of us. Our livestock does not...
Another Christmas holiday season has arrived. And everyone who likes lots of very crispy weather mixed with a mix of snow and wind will not be disappointed. Simon Atkins releases his temperature predictions in four-day increments and he has been calling for...
The ‘Power of Biology’ conference hosted by Central Iowa Agronomy & Supply and AgronomyRx on December 7th & 8th was a huge success with approximately 180 people attending. Conference attendees were represented from 12 states. There were lots of positive...
By the time you read this article in the Farm News column, Big Soil Health Conference and the Power of Biology Conference will be history. And Christmas will only be sixteen days away. Based on the years of experience, the ability to think, to solve problems and then...