Saturday, October 13, 2012
Tailgate Location
Grass lots east of Reiman Gardens!
Look for the News From The Coffee Shop flag and RV!
Friday, October 12, 2012
Harvest Tour: Cardinal Farming- Reinbeck, IA
Scott Beenken with Cardinal Farming visits about their operation durning the Harvest Tour
YouTube Video- Update on Corn Head
As promised, a Corn Sweep attachment for a 612C Drago Corn Header is what we encountered as a result of turning around visiting with farmer- Ryan Noe- Benton County, IA during the News from the Coffee Shop Harvest Tour.
From AJ McLaughlin- Benton County, IA
All of us out here in the blogosphere are anxiously waiting to learn about the reel type drago corn head...
Cardinal Farming- Blackhawk County, IA
Scott Beenken (right) explains their grain handling system to Rob Rudolphi
Harvest Tour: Hagen Farms, Homestead, IA
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John Deere S670 with 12-row head
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Unloading on the go
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| Three generations gather for a picture (L to R) Todd Hagen, his Father, Kenny Hagen and Son, Taylor Hagen |
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| Hagen Farms running hard to get the corn crop out! |
From Neal Seila- Benton County, IA
186 bpa field average corn on corn Mount auburn, IA. Not bad for a drought!
From Jake Thompson- Hardin County, IA
Miss Mollie and I will be in attendance at the news from the coffee shop tailgate.
From Rusty Donnelly- Buchanan County, IA
Can a Hawkeye fan who is a fan of News from the Coffee Shop come to the tailgate?
REPLY: O ya... head to Ames!
REPLY: O ya... head to Ames!
Live from the Harvest Tour Bus
Introduction video explaining the agenda for the Harvest Tour and ISU tailgate in Ames, IA!
Website Under Construction
You probably noticed this morning that newscoffeeshop.com brought up a newly designed webpage. We are in the process of switching over to this new format and will have many new exciting features to roll out in the coming weeks and months to add to the daily updates you've come to expect from the Coffee Shop blog.
Once the switch over is complete, you'll again have a direct link to the daily blog updates. In the meantime, you'll need to click the link on the home page of News From The Coffee Shop to be redirected to all blog posts.
Thank you,
Pete
Once the switch over is complete, you'll again have a direct link to the daily blog updates. In the meantime, you'll need to click the link on the home page of News From The Coffee Shop to be redirected to all blog posts.
Thank you,
Pete
Harvest Tour- TODAY!
Check back often, we'll have updates via YouTube, photos, and text throughout the day of how fall harvest is coming along in East Central Iowa!
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Wanted: Used Feed Grinder
Wanted good used feed grinder. 2 or 3 ton will work... ( no junk please). 319-283-0222. Thanks Bryan Bayness- Fairbank, IA
Tailgating Party- KSU vs ISU Cyclones
Stop by the Coffee Shop RV in the grass lots before the game for Breakfast Burritos and Drinks Saturday morning!
Look for this flag:
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| Exact location of tailgate will be announced early Saturday morning, watch for more details. |
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
From Adam White- Buchanan County, IA
Had more yield checks and field averages in Buchanan County go 200+ than I would have ever dreamed a couple months ago. Still extreme variability, but for the most part a lot better than originally thought.
Weekly Crop Update
Jackson County (e.c. iowa): Beans 70-80% done and corn only 15-25% done( my best guess). as we all probably know, this year's yields vary greatly. beans 25-65 bu./acre and corn 50-180(field avg.) . from what I've heard and seen, depth of the dirt and previous fertilization history is making a huge difference this year(along with moisture)in the bean crop.received about 1/10 inch tuesday(first rain in over 5 -6 weeks) and there is talk of severe storms this weekend. we can only hope it doesn't blow the corn down.that would be like putting the icing on the cake for this year.
From Scott Hingtgen- Jackson County, IA
From Scott Hingtgen- Jackson County, IA
Old-Style Angus- UPDATE
I made a very quick trip to Pennsylvania for the dispersal sale of the North American Dunlouise cowherd last weekend. These are old-style, 100% Scottish-bred cows. As I said last week, we have used a couple of bulls out of this herd in the PCC program – with good results. We will have two outstanding sons of Dunlouise Jipsey Earl in our upcoming sale in Burlington, Colorado. They are cataloged as lots 9 and 10. The Dunlouise cattle are smaller-framed cattle with extremely low maintenance requirements. They are very thick and wide-based. They appear to be extremely easy fleshing. Unfortunately, the U.S. seedstock program this cowherd is in is an extremely HIGH-INPUT program that overfeeds. Therefore, the Dunlouise cows were WAY TOO FAT. It would have been nice to see them in a real-world ranch environment.
After studying the offering, Brandon Overdorff (PCC CP from PA) and I decided there were only four or five mature cows that were good enough and/or qualified to come into the PCC program. Brandon ended up buying one of them and I ended up buying another – along with her heifer calf by Jipsey Earl. I feel confident that the two cows we purchased were the second and third best cows in the sale. I was fortunate enough to purchase a bull calf that was produced by what we considered to be the best cow in the sale. This was the only bull calf that had been left intact. He is a STOUT rascal! I purchased four more heifer calves – all daughters of Jipsey Earl. It was very clear to Brandon and me that the Jipsey Earl daughters fit the PCC program better than daughters of the other Dunlouise sires. I felt that these heifer calves would stand a better chance of adapting to PCC’s ultra-low-input program than the older females. Time will tell.
One of the Jipsey Earl daughters I purchased was produced by a red cow and is registered with the Red Angus Association. This provides an opportunity for us to incorporate this unique Scottish breeding into our Red Angus program. There is a good chance some of the other females I purchased carry the red gene. We will DNA test to see which ones do. Those that do will be put into our Red Angus program. All things considered… I would say this trip was very worthwhile. It was good to see this herd before it was dispersed. I feel fortunate that Brandon and I were able to purchase some really good females.
I am excited about the future. We plan to maintain cows with pure Dunlouise breeding, as well as do some outcrossing. Because the Dunlouise cattle are so linebred and prepotent, I’m sure the results of outcrossing will be MOST IMPRESSIVE!
As seen in PCC email blast
After studying the offering, Brandon Overdorff (PCC CP from PA) and I decided there were only four or five mature cows that were good enough and/or qualified to come into the PCC program. Brandon ended up buying one of them and I ended up buying another – along with her heifer calf by Jipsey Earl. I feel confident that the two cows we purchased were the second and third best cows in the sale. I was fortunate enough to purchase a bull calf that was produced by what we considered to be the best cow in the sale. This was the only bull calf that had been left intact. He is a STOUT rascal! I purchased four more heifer calves – all daughters of Jipsey Earl. It was very clear to Brandon and me that the Jipsey Earl daughters fit the PCC program better than daughters of the other Dunlouise sires. I felt that these heifer calves would stand a better chance of adapting to PCC’s ultra-low-input program than the older females. Time will tell.
One of the Jipsey Earl daughters I purchased was produced by a red cow and is registered with the Red Angus Association. This provides an opportunity for us to incorporate this unique Scottish breeding into our Red Angus program. There is a good chance some of the other females I purchased carry the red gene. We will DNA test to see which ones do. Those that do will be put into our Red Angus program. All things considered… I would say this trip was very worthwhile. It was good to see this herd before it was dispersed. I feel fortunate that Brandon and I were able to purchase some really good females.
I am excited about the future. We plan to maintain cows with pure Dunlouise breeding, as well as do some outcrossing. Because the Dunlouise cattle are so linebred and prepotent, I’m sure the results of outcrossing will be MOST IMPRESSIVE!
As seen in PCC email blast
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Crop Insurance Update
Crop insurance indemnity payouts much less than $40B reported earlier this summer from #DROUGHT12 #agchat #farm http://t.co/uHD5rL81 -- Feedstuffs (@Feedstuffs)
Best for last
Some of the best corn yields during #harvest12 are being taken out now. Some are saving the best for last! http://t.co/VtqPUkci -- PioneerAgronomy Iowa (@PioneerAgron_IA)
Soybean Harvest 2012
Many bean yields are surprisingly close to farms' 5-yr. avg. "Don't know where the beans came from" is a frequent comment. #pfnews -- Chip Flory (@ChipFlory)
Corn Harvest 2012
Talked to several guys in late stage of corn harvest. Ylds 50% to 110% of 5-yr avg. Best ylds (110%) above erly fears (70% of 5-yr). #pfnews -- Chip Flory (@ChipFlory)
Corn Harvest 2012
Back in some P1184, this may be the easiest my combine has worked this yr, still looking sexy, just NOT putting out.. Not an impressed cust. -- Steve Pitstick (@PitstickFarms)
Monday, October 8, 2012
Free, Call to Claim
FREE: Set of Running Boards for 2007-2011 style Chevy or GMC CrewCab pickup. Text or call (608) 692-8909 to claim. Urbana, IA...delivery available depending on location.
Drought Remains
"The drought is not over," says ISU meteorologist Elwynn Taylor. Drought's been building since July '11 and may stretch well into next year. -- Iowa Food & Family (@FoodnFamilies)
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