by Gary Pahl | Jun 2, 2017 | Market News
No, not the band from back in the 70’s or 80’s. But the ground temperatures and what comes with it. Last week down at the Vermillion elevator there is a group of guys that sit around for coffee and doughnuts every morning and look at the temps and talk smart. They...
by Gary Pahl | May 3, 2017 | Market News
Holy Cow! I feel like Harey Carey the old Chicago Cubs announcer. What a month. If you had a bar of soap you could have taken a shower outside almost every day and not missed a beat. Spring is upon us yet I am still wearing my long johns. We are definitely...
by Gary Pahl | Apr 6, 2017 | Market News
Seventy –Eight years ago my dad was 6 years old and had to learn how to crank their brand new A-Farmall. It was the first gas powered tractor of the family and the end of the team of horses, the year was 1939. Grandma and Grandpa were proud and confident to take the...
by Gary Pahl | Mar 1, 2017 | Market News
Is it planting time yet? Two weeks ago I received a phone call at 5:30 pm, just as I was leaving for home, on one of the balmy 60 degree days. The person on the other end of the line asked if we had any flowers that were ready to plant outside. She caught me off...
by Gary Pahl | Dec 2, 2016 | Market News
I could sleep twenty hours a day this time of year… but noooo! We no longer get done in the field and my wife hits me with a honey do list a mile long! The problem is, half of the things should have been two months ago when it was still warm out. I know I am...
