Greetings from Dyersville! Here we are in August and the summer is flying by. The corn looks good around Dyersville as we’ve gotten some much-needed rain in early July. One of the storms had some wind that did a number on my sweet corn. Mother nature has a way of fixing its problems, and it sure did a good job getting my sweet corn to bounce back. You can see the damage and current cond …

Greetings from Dyersville! I can’t believe it’s already July. Where did June go? The corn in Iowa is really growing now that we’re getting some of the normal, hot summer days. Hopefully this weather pattern continues and the crops continue to thrive. If you’ve read some of my earlier blogs you’ll recall a goal I have to visit all 99 counties in Iowa. I was able to check another dozen of …

Greetings from Home! One of the nice things about working from home is having more time to be outside in the yard, and also the garden. Every spring, for the last 40+ years I get to see if our trusty garden tiller will start again. I have a love/hate relationship with this tiller. Some days it will start with two pulls while other times it takes hours. The manual choke is very touchy, an …

Greetings from Home! I hope this blog finds everyone safe and sound. Most of the ERTL crew are now working from home as we practice “social distancing.” Out my window I can see farm equipment starting to go down the road as everyone is getting itchy to get into the fields. Let’s hope the weather is better this year than last. Even with the coronavirus fields still have to get planted. …