Food & Lifestyle

Smoke marks the spot at barbecue comps

Joseph L. Murphy|Jan 5, 2024

I'm sure you've heard the famous saying X marks the spot. That may be true for some things but in the world of competitive barbecuing,…

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Ground Work 2021: Finishing This Season and Preparing for Next Year in Iowa

Tim Bardole|Dec 14, 2021

The weather has been a challenge in our area of the U.S. Midwest throughout 2021. Thankfully, it cooperated enough in November to allow us to…

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Ground Work 2021: Iowa Weather Compressing Growing Season, Yield

Tim Bardole|Sep 10, 2021

Our crops look like they put up a good fight this year, but they have reached the point of shutting down biological processes for the…

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Ground Work 2021: Weather Slows Iowa Harvest

Tim Bardole|Nov 11, 2021

After managing drought conditions all season, we received more than 13 cm, or 5 inches, of rain the last week of October. Two different systems…

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Ground Work 2021: Heat and Drought Stressing Iowa Soybeans

Tim Bardole|Aug 9, 2021

It is still very dry in our area of Iowa in the U.S. Midwest. The crops still look ok right now, but they are on…

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Ground Work 2021: Iowa Soybeans Outyielding Expectations

Tim Bardole|Oct 6, 2021

This season was dry and challenging in our area of the U.S. Midwest. But now that we are harvesting, we are seeing that both our…