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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Like a bowl of spaghetti
Friday, July 27, 2012 I met this morning with our crop insurance agent, Lee Tuggle of McCormick Insurance in Vincennes. I wanted to refresh my understanding of the claims process and get a feel for how to be fully prepared for … Continue reading
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Tagged arachnid, commodity prices, crop insurance, Drought, FSA, Sylvan Ice, tracts, truck servicing, units, US 50
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The quest is over….
Thursday, July 26, 2012 Last night, Pat and I returned from an 11-day trip out east. The main focus of our trip was to finish my personal ‘quest’ to see all of US Highway 50 from the west coast to … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, Camden Yards, I-70, Maryland agriculture, MD, Naval Academy, Ocean City, Orioles Park, US 50
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.31 and counting
Saturday, July 14, 2012 We awoke today to the soft and muted sound of a gentle rain. It has continued today, of-and-on, (mostly on) and so far .31″ has fallen. It’s the kind of a day we’ve needed and for which … Continue reading
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Tagged 50's Diner, gentle rain, Indiana, WheatFest, Wheatland, Wheatland Christian Church
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A French Connection, and other stuff…
Friday the 13th I’ve been watching off-an-on the Tour de France. Well, the winner of Stage 8 on Sunday was Thibault Pinot. His distant relative, potato farmer Jean-Baptiste Pinot, was here at the farm visiting back on 31 January! Being acquainted with … Continue reading
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Tagged bush hog, crop insurance, Indiana, Pioneer seed, pollination of corn, Thibault Pinot, Tour de France, wheat planting, WheatFest, Wheatland
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Oh, what a night!
Thursday, July 12, 2012 Last night, Pat and I went to Evansville, to the new Ford Center, to see James Taylor in concert. It was very special, and those mellow tunes brought back sweet memories. We are not avid concert-goers, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Drought, Evansville Ford Center, forward contract, James Taylor, WIN Energy
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The heat wave is gone, at least for a while
July 9, 2012 Yesterday evening, about 7pm, we received some rain again. When I checked the guage this morning, it read at .24″ (6mm). I am not sure it came in time to rescue the second planting of DCB… I … Continue reading
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Tagged DCB, Drought, heat wave, Indiana Farm Management Tour, Old National Bank, rain, Top Farmer Workshop
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Where did that come from?
Thursday, July 5, 2012, 11 am. Yesterday evening, as we were watching the Cardinals’ game with Colorado, we heard some thunder. It took us by surprise; were were not expecting any rain on a very hot (105F) 4th of July. … Continue reading
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Tagged hot and humid, Huey farm, iRobot vacuum, sobyean planter, unexpected rain
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Happy Independence Day!
Even for the 4th of July, it is going to be hotter than a firecracker– 105F. Fireworks are prohibited this year, the drought has increased the fire danger. We ask that you pray for rain, not only for us here … Continue reading
Posted in News, Planting
Tagged air cart, Independence Day, no-till drill, replant DCB
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Rain!!!!
Monday, July 2, 2012 We are very grateful for yesterday afternoon’s rain. About 4 pm, while we were inside watching the Cardinals-Pirates game, we heard some thunder! We were so pleased that we went outside and stood in the cooling … Continue reading