As I am writing this weekend's blog Jan and I are enjoying the view from her cousin Linda and David's cabin in Estes Park, Colorado. 
In the past I haven't taken much time for politics. However we participated in the Ames Strawpoll last Saturday. Salt of the earth people need to be involved in the process of getting ready to elect our countries next leader. If we don't we will lose our process.
There are risks in allowing kids to explore. However there are also risks in sheltering kids and not letting them grow up.
A few days ago BJ, Gideon, Kurt, and I went to Mound City, Missouri to look at a tool bar for Kurt as he is getting ready for fall. A toolbar is an implement that applies anhydrous ammonia for next years corn crop. This particular bar is run by satellite and gives the operator the ability to monitor NH3 flow for individual knives from the cab.
This past Wednesday evening our family held our annual Customer Appreciation Supper. Jan always does a spectacular job of preparing a homegrown meal. We also use this event as an incentive to have the shop cleaned up, summer projects close to finished, and in general just getting ready for harvest. If the weather stays warm the progress of the corn maturity says we will start harvest in about 3-4 weeks.
We had rehersal supper for my nephew Carl and his fiance, Nicole at my sister Donna and Roger's home in Loveland, Colorado this past Friday evening. All four of Donna's brothers as well as Mom and Dad were able to attend from Iowa.
In recent years the seed purchace part of the crop inputs has become very important and expensive in the management and planning of a corn crop. Technology has raised yields. Input costs have followed suit. Below is a group of Dekalb dealers at a plot near Killduff listening to Dana and Scott talk about how we can help our farmer customers plan and get ready for a successful 2012 crop year while harvesting their 2011 crop.
This picture is the beginning of another day. If you are given an opportunity to get something done, take advantage of that opportunity. It says in Matthew 25 to get ready because we don't know the amount of time we have been given to get things done.
In the past I haven't taken much time for politics. However we participated in the Ames Strawpoll last Saturday. Salt of the earth people need to be involved in the process of getting ready to elect our countries next leader. If we don't we will lose our process.
There are risks in allowing kids to explore. However there are also risks in sheltering kids and not letting them grow up.
A few days ago BJ, Gideon, Kurt, and I went to Mound City, Missouri to look at a tool bar for Kurt as he is getting ready for fall. A toolbar is an implement that applies anhydrous ammonia for next years corn crop. This particular bar is run by satellite and gives the operator the ability to monitor NH3 flow for individual knives from the cab.
This past Wednesday evening our family held our annual Customer Appreciation Supper. Jan always does a spectacular job of preparing a homegrown meal. We also use this event as an incentive to have the shop cleaned up, summer projects close to finished, and in general just getting ready for harvest. If the weather stays warm the progress of the corn maturity says we will start harvest in about 3-4 weeks.
We had rehersal supper for my nephew Carl and his fiance, Nicole at my sister Donna and Roger's home in Loveland, Colorado this past Friday evening. All four of Donna's brothers as well as Mom and Dad were able to attend from Iowa.
In recent years the seed purchace part of the crop inputs has become very important and expensive in the management and planning of a corn crop. Technology has raised yields. Input costs have followed suit. Below is a group of Dekalb dealers at a plot near Killduff listening to Dana and Scott talk about how we can help our farmer customers plan and get ready for a successful 2012 crop year while harvesting their 2011 crop.
This picture is the beginning of another day. If you are given an opportunity to get something done, take advantage of that opportunity. It says in Matthew 25 to get ready because we don't know the amount of time we have been given to get things done.
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