Greetings from Dyersville. It’s hard to believe the Holidays are upon us and 2017 is coming to a close! Hopefully you have wrapped up harvest where you are from. I had a great time talking to everyone at the National Farm Toy Show. Our showroom was busy all weekend long. We tried to answer everyone’s questions about the new product we displayed. We received many questions abo …

Greetings from Dyersville. I can’t believe it’s already early October. Harvest time is starting here in Northeast Iowa. Our hot temps and dry conditions have given some farmers the green light to get started. Our neighbor started last week. The dry conditions must have also caused a deer to decide to eat and destroy one of my new apple trees. We’ll see if it comes back in the spring. …

Greetings from Dyersville. Where did the summer go? It’s now into September and the cold temps have already visited us here in Iowa. I was able to attend the Iowa State Fair this year. I always enjoy looking at the tractor restorations done by the various FFA chapters. The grand champion this year is Nathan Casady’s restoration of a 1969 Ford 8000 as pictured below. These tractors are …

Greetings from Dyersville. We’re now into early August and it will soon be time for kids to go back to school. In Northeast Iowa the crops look pretty good. Some areas have had too much rain, while others are wishing they could get a little more rain. The crop dusters are busy right now and it’s county fair time. I visited the Jones County Fair and looked at the small display of …