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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 …

Greetings from Dyersville. It was great to talk to some of you at the recent Summer Farm Toy show here in Dyersville. The weather was really nice and there were still farmers in the field. Every year at the Summer Farm Toy Show we announce the “Farm Show” units for the year. This year was no different as we showed off the units for John Deere, Case IH and New Holland. Here’s a quic …