Monthly Archives: October 2013

Rainy days…

Posted on October 30, 2013 by casifarm

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 Overnight and this morning, we received 1+inch of rain.  That’ll push back the return to soybean harvest!  However, we really think that when it does get dry enough again, we can resume our harvesting work.  Those … Continue reading →

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Another Monday…

Posted on October 28, 2013 by casifarm

October 28, 2013 With the sun coming up now, Ben is away in the Peterbilt to GPC, delivering a load of corn.  Ross and I will be traveling to every soybean field shortly, in order to evaluate their readiness for … Continue reading →

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Sunny but cold

Posted on October 25, 2013 by casifarm

Friday, October 25, 2013 The sky is a brilliant October blue.  The temperature is about 50ºF. Ben has delivered two loads of corn, by appointment, to GPC at Washington.  Nick is out there washing the white Mack truck we call … Continue reading →

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Frost!

Posted on October 22, 2013 by casifarm

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 There was a sugar-coating on the ground this morning… our first frost of the fall.  The low temperature was 32-34ºF, depending on who was reporting.  That should knock the remaining leaves off the ripening soybeans, and  … Continue reading →

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Cause for celebration!

Posted on October 20, 2013 by casifarm

Sunday afternoon, October 20, 2013 Last evening, just before dark, we got the corn crop done.  We received .2″ of rain on Saturday morning, but the sun came out, and we were able to go to the corn field.  We … Continue reading →

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Getting close…

Posted on October 18, 2013 by casifarm

Friday night, October 18, 2013 Even though we were a bit short on truck drivers today, and we started the day with a nearly-full wet bin, we were able to make our goal… we finished Huey and Commer corn fields.  … Continue reading →

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say ‘cheese’

Posted on October 17, 2013 by casifarm

Thursday, October 17, 2013 We received .2″ of rain this morning… unexpectedly.  Even though this prevented us from going directly to the corn field, it allowed us to deliver some corn and soybeans to market… and to clear out our … Continue reading →

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Good day

Posted on October 16, 2013 by casifarm

Wednesday evening, October 16, 2013 We had a good day in the cornfield today.  The sun finally came out about 2pm, as we were moving from the Steen farm near Wheatland to the Huey farm a few miles east.  The … Continue reading →

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Okay.

Posted on October 15, 2013 by casifarm

Tuesday, October 15, 2013 A little wave of rain came through in early afternoon, stopping our harvest progress.  A check of the radar shows another wave coming, but hard to tell how much rain we’ll get.  My expectation is that … Continue reading →

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Make a switch

Posted on October 14, 2013 by casifarm

Monday, October 14, 2013 The sun is shining, there are beautiful blue skies in SW Indiana this morning.  We will return to corn harvest today.  We finished up with soybeans Saturday night.  We have a few spots of July-replanted soybeans … Continue reading →

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