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Late Fall Updates from ERTL Farm Toys

Nov 17th 2022

Greetings from Dyersville!November weather is really unpredictable. We’ve went from 70 degrees to 24 degrees almost overnight. Most of the crops are out now. At least in my area the yields were pretty good. Now we need the commodity prices to stay high, and some of the input costs to go down. I guess we can always hope!! Now that the leaves are gone I put out a suet feeder. It didn’t …
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Early Fall Updates from ERTL Farm Toys

Sep 29th 2022

Greetings from Dyersville!I can’t believe we’re in late September already!! Where has the summer gone? Things are looking good here. I just dug my potatoes, and the crop was decent considering how bad the bugs were. I planted both Yukon Gold and Kennebec this year. The consensus is that the Yukon Gold taste better, but the Kennebec yielded better. That’s about the way it works, isn’t it?We’r …
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Summer Farm Toy Show Recap, and website updates

Jul 27th 2022

Greetings from Dyersville!Now that we’re into July, the weather has turned hot and humid. This weather is great for corn, I just wish it didn’t cause me to sweat as much as I do. Our garden is starting to take shape. The sweetcorn is tassling now and looking in good shape due to some timely rains. My potatoes are being attacked by both potato bugs and Asian beetles. It’s a daily battle to kee …
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Summer Farm Toy Show Preview

Jul 5th 2022

Greetings from Dyersville!The weather is finally becoming a little warmer here in Iowa. The cold and windy spring has delayed my garden, but my potatoes and sweet corn are finally starting to pop out of the ground. Now we need some heat and timely rains.I am looking forward to seeing some of you at the upcoming Summer Farm Toy Show on June 4/5. We will have our showroom open on both days, the …
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