Monthly Archives: May 2018

Nice rain, huh?

Posted on May 31, 2018 by casifarm

Thursday, May 31, 2018 After an extended dry spell, for nearly the entire month of May, we got a nice rain over the past couple days.  It began Tuesday evening, and looks like the last of it came this morning.  … Continue reading →

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#replant18

Posted on May 30, 2018 by casifarm

Wednesday, May 30, 2018 Yesterday saw the wrap-up of a couple days’ replanting soybeans.  The planting done on May 10 and 11 was done in the White River bottomlands, and the dry and hot weather since then led to a … Continue reading →

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Diverse tasks

Posted on May 22, 2018 by casifarm

Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Got a few projects coming along today.  The guys from Montgomery Welding are fabricating the downspouts for the new leg.   We think we will see some of them installed later this week. John is out with … Continue reading →

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Rain needed

Posted on May 21, 2018 by casifarm

Monday, May 21, 2018 We have gone from too wet to too dry.  The last two days of soybean planting (May 10 and 11) are two I’d like to have over again.  Those fields just dried out too fast to … Continue reading →

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Fungicide

Posted on May 16, 2018 by casifarm

Wednesday, May 16, 2018 On Monday of  this week, John had a big day of spraying, and put a fungicide on our wheat crop.  The window of opportunity to get this task accomplished correctly is about 30 hours– and he … Continue reading →

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Like a beehive today

Posted on May 15, 2018 by casifarm

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 The place is busy today.  Extra busy.  The electrician is here, and John and Brandon are assisting him to pull the wires to the top of the new elevator leg.  It will take two sets of … Continue reading →

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Construction update

Posted on May 12, 2018 by casifarm

Saturday, May 12, 2018 This week saw some significant steps occur on the construction of the replacement grain elevator leg.   It is now standing upright, ready for the electrical connections, the installation of the belt/buckets, and the connection of new … Continue reading →

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End of #plant18

Posted on May 12, 2018 by casifarm

Saturday, May 12, ,2018 This week saw the end of #plant18.  Tuesday, Ross finished the corn…and yesterday evening, I got done with the soybeans.  The planters are stopped now.  The corn planter is back in the shed, but the soybean … Continue reading →

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Delay continues (sort of)

Posted on May 5, 2018 by casifarm

Saturday, May 5, 2018 It’s a cloudy day in SWIN, and the soils are still a bit too moist to plant soybeans into them.  For a .6″ rain, it sure has stayed wet a long time.  If only the sun … Continue reading →

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First rain delay of #plant18

Posted on May 3, 2018 by casifarm

Thursday, May 3, 2018 It is raining this morning, and by the looks of the radar, it could be a strong storm.  We are hoping for a little rain, not a gully-washer.  We were making progress with planting corn and … Continue reading →

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