As growers patiently count the days to planting, Mother Nature continues providing early spring like conditions with consistent rains and cool outdoor and soil temperatures. As only 3 percent of the corn in the State of Iowa has been planted, it will be a few more restless wet days before weather and soil conditions improve. …
Author: Greg Ervin
Weather, Nature and our wonderful Environment
Good evening from Overlook Farm at Lakota, Iowa! We had a nice dusting of snow today covering the already pristine snow here in North Central Iowa. Three days of thawing this week helped reduce our snow piles on the farm yet cold weather is creeping back tonight. We started the day at 29 F and …
Iowa Lakes Equestrian Program at Overlook Farm
The Overlook Farm program is provided to the public as a pet or small farm animal assisted learning program model. The use of well behaved cats and dogs, horses and small farm animals as learning assistants is well documented in making significant differences to those struggling to become better learners. We are currently seeking city …