Thursday, January 8, 2026
MT… that’s our abbreviation for the word ’empty’. The last two loads of soybeans went to market at ADM in Newburgh today, and we are officially MT of 2025-crop soybeans. Sure, there are many loads of corn yet to be delivered, but the soybean bins are swept clean. It is a mixed feeling to be MT of soybeans… good to have that behind us, but also it would be nice if there were more in our bins yet to sell. But we will be grateful for the crop we had last year, and we will look forward to the one we will be planting in just a few weeks!
This was the view from the driver’s seat of the Volvo as I help Brandon D to load his truck.
The Tony truck is loaded, so out it goes…
Here’s a screenshot of Operations Center, showing the Volvo and the Tony trucks in line at ADM in Newburgh. This was the last loads of 2025 soybeans being delivered
It’s been a quiet week here at Carnahan & Sons. I’ve been in the office each day working to develop the financial information reports that will be needed to prepare for the renewal of our line of credit at Old National Bank. I’m working on this now as we are only one month into our fiscal year. ONB uses information like our inventories and “prepaid” expenses to adjust our ‘cash basis’ accounting to an ‘accrual’ basis. That way, they can get the picture of our financial health in a manner that suits their needs. There are other reports that they need, such as a reasonable assessment of land and machinery values… and those particular numbers cannot be discovered only from our cash basis books.
One of my next projects is to write planting prescriptions for the 2026 soybeans. I think I will have to learn a new system in Operations Center that utilizes what they call “work planner”. Although that’s not entirely new, I’ve used a different system connected within OpCtr to write these prescriptions in previous years. I guess an ‘old dog’ can learn some new things!
Our JD 2660VT tool has been at the shop at Sloan’s in Vincennes for several days. They had to do a rebuild on some cracks in the main frame, as well as replace a couple hydraulic valves. That work was completed last week, and we took the occasion on Monday to bring it back home, while the roads were clean and dry. It is stored away now, ready for work in the spring.
Storing the VT tool.
It’s overcast today, no sunshine at all. But the temperature is a warm 63ºF (17C)! That’s probably too warm for January, and some storms are predicted to roll in tonight. One concern in the forecast is strong winds, some as high as 50 mph could blast us. More rain is predicted for Saturday, and the high temp on Sunday they say will be 32ºF (0ºC). I’ve always said that I don’t mind cold temps, even 20ºF…if the wind is calm. When the wind kicks up at those temps, the cold just cuts right through you! I guess it doesn’t really matter, for we will accept whatever comes our way. On cold days, be grateful for your warm house!
John will be attending a farmer meeting tomorrow at the Gasthof in Montgomery. He will be learning about some agronomy technology and methodology. Perhaps he will bring home some new ideas that will increase production and/or reduce costs. We are eager for those kinds of ideas these days.
So, I hope you’re moving into 2026 in a good way. Have you caught yourself writing ’25 instead of ’26 yet? I’ve done that a couple times, but I think I’m ready now to use the correct number.
May this new year bring you good things and contentment. I’ll probably see you at some basketball game soon, huh?
