Monthly Archives: August 2014

Let’s verify

Posted on August 31, 2014 by casifarm

Sunday, August 31, 2014 No fog this morning! Well, we’ll know in a few months if the lore we heard this month is accurate:  The number of fogs in August equals the number of snows in January.  If I counted … Continue reading →

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Spectacular

Posted on August 27, 2014 by casifarm

Wednesday, August 27, 2014 Sunsets over Carnahan & Sons have been spectacular for the past few days.  

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Repair

Posted on August 26, 2014 by casifarm

Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Last Saturday, Pat and I did some hand spraying of johnsongrass from the Gator.  We parked it in the shop when we got done.  Upon closing the big overhead door, it went “bang!” as the went down.  One of … Continue reading →

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Not a bad day…

Posted on August 22, 2014 by casifarm

Friday, August 22, 2014 This morning, Brandon and I accompanied David Flint to a local Pioneer test plot.  Joining us there was Heath Gardner and Terry Becker.  We viewed some of Pioneer’s newer offerings of corn and soybeans.  Like most … Continue reading →

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Summer returns… and stacks of papers

Posted on August 21, 2014 by casifarm

Thursday, August 21, 2014 You know it’s probably gonna be a hot day when it’s 73ºF when you get up in the morning. Temperatures are predicted in the 90s for the next 7 days.  Perhaps the heat will hasten the … Continue reading →

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Back in the groove

Posted on August 20, 2014 by casifarm

Wednesday, August 20, 2014 Back at the farm today after Pat and I took a couple days to visit our sister Sheila and her husband John over in SE Indiana, near Rising Sun.  We enjoyed our brief visit with them.  … Continue reading →

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Decisions, decisions…

Posted on August 16, 2014 by casifarm

Saturday, August 16, 2014 We met Thursday morning with our Pioneer seed salesman David Flint, and the Pioneer agronomist, Tony Halter.  We reviewed many things, but mostly our plan for wheat for 2015.  We have decided that any wheat we … Continue reading →

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Fog

Posted on August 13, 2014 by casifarm

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 If the old lore holds true, this makes for 8 snow events in January. What a pleasant weather day we had yesterday.  You almost wanted a sweatshirt in the morning.  It got to about 73ºF in … Continue reading →

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A morning meeting

Posted on August 12, 2014 by casifarm

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 We met this morning on-site at the Lett farm with Greg Anthis of Crop Production Services (CPS).  We discussed the strategy for the cover crops on the Lett and Watjen farm locations.  After the conservation construction … Continue reading →

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Once again, with gratitude.

Posted on August 9, 2014 by casifarm

Saturday, August 9, 2014 Upon checking the rain gauge this morning, I’ve discovered that the past couple days have been terrific for rainfall here on this SW Indiana farm!  We are very grateful for the summer’s growing conditions, and we offer continually our … Continue reading →

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