Sean Dolan

@Dilllj @FarmrHuntr I don't have a good answer for you. I've been wrestling with similar questions to yours in my mind for a few years now. I keep going back to the book "The Lorax"...

@dolanpig @FarmrHuntr What is the alternative that meaningfully enhances rural communities at large and still allows the amount of pork processed to meet demand?

What obligation does the US farmer have to feed the world, esp if 1) that includes our enemies 2) the outcome over 50 plus years is hollowing of main street. Defend the above status quo as in best interest of USA for another 50. I'll hang up and listen.

@VinnysCorner1 Jody Davis

Age yourself by naming an MLB Catcher you grew up watching….. I’ll start: Gary Carter

@FarmrHuntr True. I own and raise pigs too, but they still go to an industrial plant to get processed into food.

@dolanpig Fair but I'll gladly give credit to corn and soybean for helping produce delicious beef and pork and maybe even an occasion yard bird

@gwiesefarms The pig feed would be cheaper

What would happen to your operation if corn prices dropped $.75 after next Tuesday's report?

@grok @GGunthorp @grok why are the recommended N Fact rates lower for Buchanan County than surrounding counties?

Yes, Iowa applies ~25-40% more total N (synthetic + manure) than optimum in many areas. ISU/Iowa Nitrogen Initiative trials show ~0.93 lb N needed per bu corn. At 200+ bu/ac statewide yields, that's ~186 lb/ac optimum. Hog manure (Iowa produces billions of gallons yearly) adds 50-100+ lb available N/ac in livestock regions, but credits are partial (often 50-70% first-year availability) and plans frequently result in excess. Statewide N balance studies average ~30 lb/ac net surplus; manure-treated fields run 2-6x higher. Tools like N-FACT help dial it in for better efficiency without yield hits.

Add in the N from the hog manure and doesn’t Iowa collectively as a state apply at least 25-30% more N than is required for a corn crop? @grok

@nephewcrypto458 @cyclonepaniro Yes. Many moons ago I was one of those that didn't make it. Life's not fair. 32 man brackets is just a money grab

@cyclonepaniro I know brackets that have four kids ranked top 12, do you think two top 12 guys don’t deserve to make it?

Iowa needs to go back to 16 man brackets. There is no way in hell this should ever happen at the state tournament

@mcg_mm8 @hawkeyejoe601 @BlackFarmsAg @RobSandIA Those are all currently just allegations. 30 years ago, when I was on GSB and things got heated. We would call a recess, go down to the MU bowling alley and discuss over beers. Everybody knew each other's political leanings, but I had great respect for all the Senators.

@hawkeyejoe601 @BlackFarmsAg @RobSandIA Here! I’ve highlighted why he was impeached. Hope this helps!

. @RobSandIA care to comment? Apparently it’s okay for Democrat affiliated student government members to be involved but not Republican members. Dems hypocrisy knows no bounds.

@schiele_lance @agtradertalk I agree Lance. All the organizational knowledge is gone too.

@agtradertalk I was there for the 92 riot. And had friends in the middle of the 94 riot. To much trash came to town to fuck shit up. No reason to bring back.

My freshman year was the year of the murder. Mostly a harmless good time by college kids if the trash can stay away.

If you vote for any incumbent in upcoming federal primaries and general elections, you are part of the problem

@_TheMizzouTiger @mitchzum @BenRiensche @jcdfarms Congratulations! You're better at dealing with infectious disease. IA will give you that moniker.

@mitchzum @BenRiensche @jcdfarms I thought Iowa knew what disease pressure was. Turns out MO knows more than IA when it comes to diseases that matter.

@BenRiensche When did Norby's start selling beer?🤣🤣🤣

@IowaChill Don Bosco

Top 10 Most Hated Iowa High Schools in 2025: 10. Beckman Catholic 9. North Linn 8. Remsen-St. Mary’s 7. Mount Vernon 6. Pleasant Valley 5. Waukee Northwest 4. Dowling Catholic 3. Western Christian 2. Waverly-Shell Rock 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier

@CGLFarm Just got our notice that health insurance rates are increasing 24% next year for us.

We pay $20,000 per year for health insurance for my wife and I, in addition to $6000 or $7000 yearly in medical expenses under our deductible. I fail to understand this headline on so many levels.

@BenRiensche Truck needs to be hooked up to pontoon trailer by no later than 3 on a Friday.

@GoldkeyFarms @Jpalmtopper @BenRiensche Curious what your mix was to get $50/acre. Especially going to soys, my customers were under $27 with drilling included. A quart of gly applied under $10. Only time I've seen beans yield 10 bu less with covers is in extreme drought.

@Jpalmtopper @BenRiensche Cover works in certain areas where I’m at in MN I did a 35 acre trial of a cover crop, it cost $50/acre in seed, $21 to burn it down 10 bushel less soybeans at $10 =$100 cost, savings on fuel and machinery of $(45) thus net COST of $126/acre. I can’t afford that…

@chrsvnbk Everyone of them had the zoomies!

Walking a barn like this, sure brings moral up.

@its_The_Dr 10

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@wendelltalks Yes

Do you really believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross and rose again on the third day?

@Gibbsfield4430 @mooncustomag

@mooncustomag I could not agree more! I absolutely hate that. Constantly looking for the right adaptor to throw on. Just make it standard 2” male banjo.

Idk who needs to hear this but tote manufacturers need to stop putting coarse and fine threaded fittings on totes. Male banjo 2” only. Brought a 2” coarse to the field to find out 1 of 4 identical totes has fine thread….wtf🤬