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Farm Progress Show
9/3/10 8:50 AM
I attended the farm progress show on August 31. It is always amazing to see the FPS and this year was no different. Bigger machinery, better seeds, better herbicides and more leisure type products – all of these were present at this year’s FPS.
People often ask what I have going on during a week – [...]
What a Difference a Year Makes
9/3/10 8:45 AM
Just before writing this article we moisture tested a customer’s 104 day hybrid that was planted in April and it tested 24% moisture at 53-54# test weight. I certainly believe this corn will pick up some test weight as it dries down but we may be a little lighter than we have been in the [...]
Fall Approaches NW Iowa
8/30/10 11:41 AM
I recently took a trip to Des Moines, and when I returned I could honestly say that we look as good here in NW Iowa as anywhere. Yes, we have had our flooded areas. Yes, you can find Sudden Death Syndrome in some fields (where we have never seen it before). Yes, Goss’ Wilt is [...]
Crop progress
8/27/10 2:16 PM
I looked at the progress of some corn hybrids in the area this afternoon. Corn maturity is progressing rapidly – maybe too fast. A lot of the hybrids in the Clay County Growers plot have developed to the half milk line stage. There are 100 day hybrids with half milk line development and also [...]
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