Monthly Archives: July 2018

July Jobs

Posted on July 17, 2018 by casifarm

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 John is out with the 4730 sprayer today putting WeatherMax on the double-crop soybeans (DCB).  He will return with some dicamba on most of them later in the week.  His scouting work yesterday led him to … Continue reading →

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Check another thing off the list…

Posted on July 13, 2018 by casifarm

Friday the 13th #replant18 got done today! We had to wait many days to complete the replanting of soybeans.  This afternoon, that happened.  If you check the post for last Saturday, you see in the aerial photos some bare spots … Continue reading →

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Special meeting

Posted on July 13, 2018 by casifarm

Friday, July 13, 2018 Last week I received a call from Steve Brown, the State Executive Director for the Farm Service Agency in Indiana. He called to report that the head of the Risk Management Agency (RMA) of USDA, Martin … Continue reading →

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Scouting, from the air…

Posted on July 7, 2018 by casifarm

Saturday, July 7, 2018 John flew the DJI Phantom 4Pro this morning at the Commer and Nellie farms in order to evaluate the need for replant.  He said, “Sure is better than walking, huh?”  I gotta agree.  Even though it … Continue reading →

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Still waiting…

Posted on July 2, 2018 by casifarm

Monday, July 2, 2018 There are a couple spots where I need to return and replant some soybeans.  Recent heavy rainfall has drowned those areas.  But upon latest inspection, water remains there, and I must wait for that to dry … Continue reading →

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