Monthly Archives: April 2013

Big Monday Coming Up

Posted on April 12, 2013 by casifarm

Friday, April 12, 2013 On Monday, April 15, Ross has another birthday… his 70th!   He usually gets to celebrate his birthday working in the field, but this year it will probably be too wet to be out there.  I hope we … Continue reading →

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Soggy

Posted on April 11, 2013 by casifarm

Thursday, April 11, 2013 During the night, we received another .8″ (20mm) of rain.  That was less than we expected, considering how the storm looked on the radar.  But the fields are soaked this morning.  The previous rain, Sunday night, … Continue reading →

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Rain Delay

Posted on April 8, 2013 by casifarm

Monday, April 8, 2013 1.3 inches (33mm) of rain last night stopped the work in the fields today.  Anhydrous ammonia was going on well, and the wheat crop got sprayed.  I had just begun to apply the spring burn-down herbicide … Continue reading →

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The pace quickens

Posted on April 5, 2013 by casifarm

Friday, April 5, 2013 Spring work is happening in earnest all over southern Knox County, Indiana.  You can see tractors running everywhere!  Ross is applying NH3, as well as John.  Ross appears to have his applicator working smoothly, after a … Continue reading →

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First operations

Posted on April 4, 2013 by casifarm

Thursday, April 4, 2013 Yesterday morning, we toured most of our fields to determine if we could begin some field operations.  In the afternoon, we did a little field work.  I took the 9330 and field cultivator (we also call … Continue reading →

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Sunshine

Posted on April 2, 2013 by casifarm

Tuesday, April 2, 2013 We brought home the orange 10-wheeler truck this morning… it is loaded with over 500 bushels of soybean seed, the Asgrow AG 3731.  These particular seeds are coated with a seed treatment, a fungicide, that will protect the … Continue reading →

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