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Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin- Week Ending May 31

Here’s the latest planting update excerpted from the June 2 USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (for week ending May 31): Corn: Producers planted 93 percent of the corn crop by…
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The one time we "ducked" an opportunity

John Latham joined the ranks of Patrick Swayze, Kevin Bacon and Larry King when he recently served as Honorary Duckmaster at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis. Hundreds of hotel guests…
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Motorcycle (training) diaries

Well, our Freedom of Independence Ride is coming up August 29. I’ve got to get myself trained and licensed to go on the ride. Here’s Part 1 of a five-part…
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"If you invite extra people to dinner, you'll need more food."

That’s become a favorite metaphor, used by Dan Frieberg and his team of precision ag experts at Premier Crop Systems, to explain to growers that you’ll need to provide more…
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Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin – Week Ending June 6

Here’s the latest planting update excerpted from the June 9 USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service bulletin (for week ending June 6): Corn: By week’s end, 97 percent of the Nation’s…
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Motorcycle Diaries – Part IV (The Test)

Sunday (The Final Test) This morning I arrived 30 minutes earlier at the “driving range” (folks like my husband would be picking up their golf clubs). I wanted a little…
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Music…and tractors…are the universal language

As the email accompanying this video said, “A good rhythm section is hard to find.” This appears to be a Hungarian video, according the the YouTube file information. Old tractors…
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Motorcycle diaries part V: A biker is born. With safety on the brain.

Shannon Latham: Official Biker Chick Sunday (Epilogue) After completing this course, I’m an absolute safety nut and will have that attitude at all times when riding a cycle. With that…
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Update on soybean rust

There are a number of online sources starting to report that conditions may be favorable for soybean rust to hit Midwestern fields this season. Iowa State University Extension runs a…
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Weather Hits Hard Close to Home

Wednesday afternoon, storms hit hard in Franklin County. Here’s a recap and some photos of the main event from our own Chris Latham. We spent a good part of the…
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