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Monthly Archives: April 2014
Chilly Wednesday
April 30, 2014 As the month ends, we are waiting for the fields to dry once more so that we can return to planting. We finished this rain event with 2.8″, and it will take some days for the fields … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged 10-wheeler, air drill, C-IH 4412F corn head, Geringhoff corn head, JL Farm Equipment, Poseyville Indiana
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Sunny morning
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 The sun is shining brightly, and it’s a pleasant 67F. A stiff breeze is blowing. We had some more rain overnight, making the total for this event 2.75 inches (70mm). The good news is that the WASCoBs … Continue reading
Really soggy…
Monday, April 28, 2014 What a rainy day! We’ve received 2.4 inches in this rain event so far, and the radar shows more on the way. The heavy rainfall is a concern, which has caused some localized flooding in some of … Continue reading
Tally
Sunday, April 27, 2014 End-of-week report: About 40% of the corn is planted as well as 20% of the soybeans. All the soybean acres have had their pre-plant herbicide treatment. The newly-enlarged Burke farm is one of the locations that … Continue reading
It’s started!
Thursday, April 24, 2014 Yesterday afternoon, Ross began planting corn. He went to the VanVleet and Holscher farm locations. He reported that the conditions were very good. I’ll hook up the soybean no-till air drill this morning, and plant some … Continue reading
Moving ahead
Tuesday, April 22, 2014 Yesterday was a pretty good day. Ross checked on the fields that still need NH3, and decided he could begin in the afternoon some application at Huey. It was about the only place dry enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged Accu-Guide, Harmony herbicide, JD 9330, MX290, NH3, NRCS, WASCoB
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Pause in the field work, and a good-bye
Monday, April 14, 2014 Brandon and John were able to apply NH3 at the Pond farm yesterday afternoon. But last night’s rain and today’s strong winds have stopped field work for a while. So, it’s off to the local Farm … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged corn planting, CRP, FSA, NH3, NRCS, Shepard Construction, White River
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Inching forward
Sundown, Saturday, April 12, 2014 We began some field work yesterday. We were able to put down some herbicide for about 400 acres of 2014 soybean fields. Also, Ross and John began to apply NH3. We are a little limited … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Days, News, Planting
Tagged AccuGuide, anhydrous ammonia, BestOne Tire, C-IH MX 290 tractor, GreenStar 2630, GS2 rate controller, NH3, swath control
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