Monthly Archives: October 2014

Signs that we’ve been in some muddy fields

Posted on October 12, 2014 by casifarm

October 12, 2014 After harvest is complete, all these machines and trucks will get a thorough clean-up treatment. It will be a little tougher to do this year, but once cleaned, they will all shine like new!

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Harvest team

Posted on October 12, 2014 by casifarm

Sunday afternoon, October 12, 2014 Here are members of the fall harvest team for 2014:

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Once again, in some mud

Posted on October 12, 2014 by casifarm

Saturday, October 11, 2014 We were back at harvesting corn Saturday afternoon at the Steimel and Commer farms.  There was just two loads of corn left at Steimel, so we went there first.  The trucks had to be parked far … Continue reading →

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Rain delay

Posted on October 10, 2014 by casifarm

Friday, October 10, 2014 Rain drove us from the corn field about noon today.  We were stopped last night by a rain about 10pm while working at the Wanda/Harvey location on IN Hwy 241.  We started up again this morning, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday night. Late.

Posted on October 8, 2014 by casifarm

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 There are many rainy days in the forecast beginning tomorrow.  Therefore, even though we did not have ideal conditions, we went off to the corn field this morning at Burke.  The soil conditions were a little muddy, but we … Continue reading →

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Where did that come from?

Posted on October 7, 2014 by casifarm

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 Thunder and lightning! We started the day with delivering some corn to GPC and soybeans to Robinsons… but that has come to a halt because of heavy rain.  The surprise was the thunder and lightning that … Continue reading →

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Monday morning

Posted on October 6, 2014 by casifarm

Monday, October 6, 2014 A little light rain in the area may delay our start of corn harvest today.  We worked yesterday afternoon at the Holscher farm and got it finished.  It was a pleasant, sunny but cool afternoon.  The … Continue reading →

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Rain

Posted on October 3, 2014 by casifarm

Friday, October 3, 2014 Overnight we received 1.6″ (38mm) rain.  It may have been a little more than we wanted, but not as much as many areas in the Midwest received.  When the rain-out occurred last evening, we were harvesting … Continue reading →

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October is here…

Posted on October 1, 2014 by casifarm

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Yesterday morning, as we were preparing to head off to the soybean harvest field at the Huey farm, we received an unexpected pleasant surprise.  A nice couple from Alabama, who have become subscribers to this website, arrived … Continue reading →

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