Barry Kusel gave a slide presentation and Peter Obée translates
17 German farmers came on the tour
Cropping systems, diseases, pesticides and erosion were discussed
Discussing bean insects such as bean leaf beetle and the bean mottle virus
Roundup and bio-technology was discussed
Peter translating
Soil stucture and nightcrawlers were hot topics
The Germans found it very
interesting that the Nightcrawlers we have in our fields were brought over from Europe
by our ancestors
June 13, 2001 visit
We said we like the soil to
have a "cottage cheese" structure but Peter couldn't translate so another German said
"Chocolate Cake" structure
Our JD 9500 with G*
Puck Implement JD 4700 sprayer on display
Puck Implement JD 1535 drill & JD 8410 tractor on display
Quick tour of our grain handling facilities
nearing the end of the tour
group photo
right side
left side
2 Vans for transportation
Auf Wiedersehen
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