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Greetings from Dyersville! Here we are at the start of another year. I can’t wait to talk to you about our new items, and plans for 2020. My wife and I were able to get away for a few days in Arizona. I’ve been told that Arizona is typically warmer than Iowa in the winter, but while we were there it was only in the 40’s. I guess we picked the wrong week. I did find a road sign that we de …

Happy December! Christmas is almost here, and it’s time to reflect on 2019 and get ready for 2020. From all of us here in Dyersville that work on our Ertl product we wish each and every one of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!! It definitely takes a village to bring new toys and collectibles to life. It starts with an idea that’s written down in our long term product plans. …

Greetings from Dyersville! It’s been quite the November here in Dyersville. The National Farm Toy Show is over, and we already have snow on the ground. I feel sorry for the farmers who are still trying to get out the soybeans and corn. Mother nature doesn’t want to cooperate this year. The neighbor that rents our ground has a nice Case IH 2166 combine. I caught him just as he was startin …

September in Northeast Iowa has been colder than normal. It almost feels like fall here. I was asked recently how my apple tree was doing and whether I was going to get any apples this year. I’m happy to announce the tree is alive and well, and I was able to get nine apples this year. That’s right, nine. Between windstorms and critters, I managed to save a few. It sure seems like it would …