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Ian & Val Plagge's Blog – April 2012 Archive (5)

Cy's Cook Off - Cardinal & Gold Cream Cheese Burger

One of my favorite hobbies and interests is cooking.  I know I've shared about cooking a little in my blog before and today my post will be about a recipe I created.  I produced my "Cardinal & Gold Cream Cheese Burger" by modifying and coupling a couple other of my burger recipes together.  I created the burger for a Pinterest contest for Iowa State Athletics.  There contest is called Cy's…

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Added by Ian & Val Plagge on April 30, 2012 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Farm Friday

Since spring field work is in full swing this week, I figured I'd start up my Farm Friday segment to give everyone an update on what we are doing on the farm.  I'm going to continue to give a Farm Friday update throughout the rest of the growing seasoning and one feature I'm going to do is show photos of the field around our acreage each week.  This will give everyone an idea on how the corn is progressing.…



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Added by Ian & Val Plagge on April 27, 2012 at 9:00pm — 2 Comments

What does Earth Day mean to me?

Today is Earth Day.  For some this means they might clean up a ditch or plant a tree, but for me, it makes me think of all the things my family and I, as well as other farmers, do every day to keep my family, my community, and my environment healthy and strong everyday.

To celebrate I'd like to pass along some interesting facts about how farmers are continually being stewards of the land:
  • Iowa farmers used conservation tillage on nearly 60 percent of…
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Added by Ian & Val Plagge on April 22, 2012 at 9:30pm — No Comments

I Can't Believe This is a Children's Book - "Vegan is Love"

A guilty pleasure of mine is watching the Today Show in the morning and earlier this week there was a piece about a new children's book that will be released on April 24th called Vegan is Love.  The Today Show piece discussed the book's topics from animal testing to eating habits.  It also questioned "is a vegan diet healthy for children".  In the end the…

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Added by Ian & Val Plagge on April 21, 2012 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Spring Has Sprung!

Today was our first day planting corn this spring!  This is an exciting day every year, but it was especially exciting this year, as we have a new 24 row planter. 



The technology in this planter, partnered with …
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Added by Ian & Val Plagge on April 12, 2012 at 9:30pm — No Comments

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