Asmus Farm Supply Blog

Written by Billie Ingalls Recently I attended an event by the Women in Ag group called FarmHer in Des Moines, Iowa. Overall it was a really empowering event to learn from other women in agriculture both young and old. We covered topics from politics in agriculture to...

Written by Billie Ingalls When you live and work in a small town, everyone knows everyone. It doesn’t matter if you know of each other from a friend of a friends cousin, or you have life long memories together – they have some way shape or form made an imprint on your...

Written by Trevor Enerson This has been great week for me. As a Seed Agronomist, the most hectic, but also the most thrilling time of the year has gone by. It’s odd really, how much I really enjoy the planting season and the chaos surrounding trying to get all beans...

Written by Amy Asmus Throughout my work, I am afforded the opportunity to interact with many groups and different people. It is rewarding to be able to share some of our experiences here at Asmus Farm Supply and some of my experiences in life with the groups I serve...

Written by Billie Ingalls I'm not the best photographer in the world, but for my job I get to pick up the camera and document what goes on around me. Sometimes capturing the small things that go unnoticed helps us understand the bigger picture of what we do in the...

Written by Devin Helming I want to remind everyone of the importance of farm safety, especially for our kids. I recall being a young farm kid many, many years ago and having a fascination with a lot of dangerous things: moving grain, pto shafts & tractors to name...

Written by John Ingalls MD - AFS Food Plot Customer The greatest questions most of us ask regarding food plots are the obvious. I am surrounded by hundreds or thousands of acres of corn, alfalfa, and soybeans, why would I ever need to plant a food plot? My neighbors...

Written by Bil Schrader I am writing this blog on a beautiful spring day, actually, it is the first spring day of 2017. This is one of my favorite times of the year. Why? Well, I love seeing my daughters in their Easter dresses, kids playing outside after a long...

Written by Harlan Asmus What do these things have in common? Spraying a pesticide on your crop. Determining the current cash price of grain. Unloading grain on-the-go from the combine. All of these things are done much more efficiently today versus in the past. We...

Written by Darcy Swearingen Did you know that this week is FFA week? I am a proud parent of two current members of the North Iowa Bison FFA.  The mission of FFA is to make a positive difference in the lives of students by developing their potential for premier...