The term “compact utility tractor” is certainly appropriate. These smaller-sized units offer the versatility to handle most everyday chores fo…
Yup, it happened again. A few weeks ago my wife was driving our lawn-mower tractor and pulling a cart piled high with weeds and tree branches …
If God had chosen me to be the first man instead of Adam, I would have never fallen for Eve’s “try it, you’ll like it” line. Naked lady or no …
As I write this June 30, the Delta variant mutation first identified in India, has become the fastest-spreading coronavirus variant in the U.S…
In recent days the temperature has been in the 90s where I live. Accordingly, I give thanks daily for my hero, Willis Haviland Carrier, the Am…
There continues to be a growing interest in interseeding cover crops. Depending on your particular farming methods, interseeding a cover crop…
What principles did you learn as a child? Did you find them to be helpful later in life? What things do you want to teach your children?
Imagine you own and operate a business where you have a variety of machines, along with interconnected technologies that operate those machine…
“I got one,” my 7-year-old granddaughter announced a couple Sundays ago while fishing with her dad, her two cousins and me.
In reading through emails from IFT Publications readers this past week, a common theme stood out to me. There were five separate emails that e…
The rolling hills of northeast Kansas are different from the rolling hills of northeast Iowa. The soils, the seasons, the precipitation and ev…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, research and development at ag equipment companies stayed active.
As humans, like any other herd species, we are wired to respond when people around us feel strong emotions. We have what are called mirror neu…
This past month, my daughter had the privilege to experience the Iowa FFA convention in Des Moines. What a fabulous experience for the 3,000 y…
The suicide rate of the general population of the U.S. declined during both 2019 and 2020, according to preliminary analyses by the Centers fo…
When it comes to livestock, it’s essential to control input and manage output.
Gretchen and Bill had been married for 35 years. When they first met, Gretchen did not consider herself a farm girl. However, she had been a f…
There have been a number of traumatic events in our area over the past year, including the high profile murder of Anamosa State Penitentiary s…
Here we are, completely immersed into planting the 2021 corn and soybean crops.
Little did I know when I signed up for Mr. Lumpkin’s course in Folk Music and Literature at the University of Colorado 55 years ago that he wo…
When you take your planter out of storage, getting it ready for field work, you’re actually prepping your crop for a successful season.
My second COVID-19 vaccination was administered on a recent Sunday afternoon. Other than some fatigue, I experienced no unpleasant side effects.
Last month’s column on my grandmother’s “Old Wives’ Tales” brought some fun discussion to my office.
Let’s talk tires, track systems and compaction.
Sleep is essential to our well-being, but for many people, it can be elusive.
The old man and the old woman had spent the pandemic year home alone. With little work to do around the house and few community events to enjo…
A question for retired folks: Do you remember the first time you were offered a senior discount? Hopefully, that occurred sometime after you q…