Monthly Archives: June 2014

What is Swath Control?

Posted on June 16, 2014 by casifarm

Repeat of a former posting: Some farm technology information

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What a hot day.

Posted on June 16, 2014 by casifarm

Monday, June 16, 2014 After a cloudy and damp morning, the clouds cleared away today and the temperature went above 90F!  Nicolas and I went out in the Gator in the cool of the morning to spray some ditch banks … Continue reading →

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Another Saturday in June

Posted on June 14, 2014 by casifarm

Saturday, June 14, 2014 It’s a rather cool morning… in the high 50sF to start the day.  It should warm to the 80s by afternoon.  It has been a less-hectic week on the farm, but many things are happening. Pat … Continue reading →

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Post-planting activity

Posted on June 10, 2014 by casifarm

Tuesday, June 10, 2014 The shop is occupied today with clean-up activity.  The corn planter was emptied of seed, lubricated, and then washed on our outdoor wash pad adjacent to the shop.  It was then placed into storage.  We plan … Continue reading →

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Check it off the list!

Posted on June 9, 2014 by casifarm

Monday, June 9, 2014 There are a couple things to check off the ‘to-do’ list today. 1.  Shepards got the Lett farm project finished at noon today! 2.  The corn planting finished this afternoon! Now that the conservation construction task … Continue reading →

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End of the week

Posted on June 7, 2014 by casifarm

Saturday, June 7, 2014 For the past couple days, Nicolas and I traveled to the Quad Cities to tour some John Deere sites.  We had a good visit at the JD Pavilion, and on Friday, we had a personal tour … Continue reading →

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Harvest prep

Posted on June 5, 2014 by casifarm

Thursday, June 5, 2014 During this rainy spell, we are taking the opportunity to prepare the new combines for wheat harvest.  The JD S680 is in the shop today, so that the 2-way radio can be installed.  The CIH 8230 … Continue reading →

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Nicolas is here!

Posted on June 3, 2014 by casifarm

Tuesday, June 3, 20 14 A very rainy weekend has slowed our activity.  It has been spotty, with some of our farm locations receiving much more rain than others.  Especially hard hit was the Huey farm, east of Wheatland.  With the way that … Continue reading →

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