Admittedly, “Smash your smartphone” is a bit of a dramatic exaggeration, meant to shock you into paying attention. I didn’t smash my smartphone. It wasn’t until I dropped my smartphone in the toilet that I finally got rid of it. My wife still uses her iPhone 6 for a camera. My ...
If Iowa’s climate keeps changing as a result of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide from man’s activities, corn and soybean yields are predicted to decline by 39-68% and 86-92%, respectively, by 2050, according to an article in the journal Scientific Reports. Even worse, this is not the ...
Planting season is here. Last week’s warm weather led to some getting out in the field and putting in this year’s crop. Others will start soon enough but it might have to be a bit due to this uncharacteristic spring. Compared to the last few springs, this has led to different decisions ...
Growing up, I was an Iowa State Cyclones fan through and through. Then I became a Northern Iowa Panther so being an Iowa Hawkeyes fan has never been on my radar. I will even root for the Drake Bulldogs over the Iowa Hawkeyes, but my stance has softened with Caitlin Clark. She is on ...
It has been a wacky spring. One day the weather wants to be 55 degrees and sunny, and the next day it wants to be 25 degrees and snowy. It is like a toddler at a candy store taking forever to decide. The last couple springs have been warmer than we currently sit at this point. There was no ...
I am convinced that the way out of our climate mess is through the development of new technologies and processes that may be aided by the government providing funds for research and development. For example, I have read about a couple of emerging technologies that may help reduce our ...
March Madness is here. With Iowa, Iowa State, and Drake making the NCAA tournament in both the men’s and women’s brackets, the state of Iowa has had a wonderful basketball year outside of my alma mater. The Panthers need to go back to the jungle. March Madness is a uniquely American ...
Playing football, basketball, track, and baseball and the relative success these teams saw due mostly to my teammates and a little credit due to me, taught me how to work as a team to achieve a common goal and other life experiences. Despite these successes on the gridiron, court, track, and ...
As the weather warms up and farmers pull the machinery out of the shed to make the final tune ups before planting, I am lucky, blessed, and excited to have this be my first year on my own farming. If you asked me when I was a kid playing my PlayStation 2 if I wanted to be a farmer, it would ...
In the recent State of the Union address, President Biden touted his commitment to reducing climate change, but there is concern that his administration is about to take a big step backward. The Bureau of Land Management is poised to approve the Willow oil drilling project in the ...