Monthly Archives: June 2020

A good week.

Saturday, June 27, 2020 We had a good week.  The wheat harvest was finished on Thursday afternoon, and the double-crop soybean (DCB) planting was completed Friday evening.  Yes, the wheat yields were disappointing, but we did have a crop to … Continue reading

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A happy weekend

Monday, June 22, 2020 Yes, we got started with wheat harvest on Saturday.  The grain got dry enough that we could harvest it well.  After Ross started on Saturday afternoon, he called to say I should bring the other combine … Continue reading

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What to do?

Friday, June 19, 2020 Wheat.  It is a puzzle again this year.  Some neighbors are cutting wheat.  Ross is out there with the CIH 8250 trying it.  The moisture level is not quite down to where we are comfortable, or … Continue reading

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Not yet

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 After checking the wheat late this morning, Ross says it is not ready yet.  He was hoping to start wheat harvest tomorrow, but it looks like that will have to wait until at least the weekend.  … Continue reading

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Wheat harvest prep

Thursday, June 11, 2020 Today, the combines came out of storage to prepare for wheat harvest.  The inner workings of each one requires some significant changes in order to do an efficient job of harvesting.  It is a pleasant, sunny … Continue reading

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Got a rain.

Wednesday, June 10, 2020 Yes it rained.  YAY!  According to Climate.com, we received .4″ (10mm) late yesterday afternoon.  It was pretty even across all our fields.  We had been praying for rain, and it was good to get a little … Continue reading

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Need a rain.

Tuesday, June 9, 2020 Yes, we would like it to rain.  The remnants of Tropical Storm Christobal are predicted to arrive here in SWIN today, and we really hope that happens.  Of course, we don’t want a ‘toad-strangler’, but a … Continue reading

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Check that box

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Yesterday was a good day.  Sunny, hot…90ºF (32C).  But the best news of all is that we finished our replant of corn and soybeans.  The recent flooding of White River and heavy rains on some of … Continue reading

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