Monthly Archives: July 2022

Historic rain event

Posted on July 29, 2022 by casifarm

Friday, July 29, 2022 This has been a week of rain.  Although the sun is shining brilliantly today, this week has been a very wet one.  Started off with the biggest rain I can ever remember in a single event.  … Continue reading →

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Salute to Ross

Posted on July 26, 2022 by casifarm

If you’ve been a follower of this website/blog for very long, you may have been wondering why there was no mention made of Ross over the past several months.  Well, Ross has been battling some significant health issues since the … Continue reading →

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More progress

Posted on July 21, 2022 by casifarm

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 It’s a hot afternoon out there.  But even in this heat, the guys from Kiesel Enterprises are here installing some more components to the new grain bin.  They have pretty much installed the conveyor on the … Continue reading →

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Pictures from this week

Posted on July 15, 2022 by casifarm

Friday, July 15, 2022 I’ll be out soon with the sprayer this morning, applying some fungicide and insecticide to the soybeans at the Holscher farm.  Greg from Nutrien, our crop consultant, tells us that there will not be any other … Continue reading →

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Nice day

Posted on July 13, 2022 by casifarm

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 Brandon and Bill are delivering wheat to ADM in Evansville.  It’s such a pretty July day, about 83ºF (28C).  There are just a few puffy clouds in the brilliant blue sky.  The wheat looks great as … Continue reading →

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So grateful

Posted on July 8, 2022 by casifarm

Friday, July 8, 2022 Yesterday afternoon, the clouds rolled in with a nice rain across SWIN.  Here, we received 1.2″ (31mm) of much-needed rain.  It’s the topic of conversation everywhere you go, and everyone is smiling about it.  I am … Continue reading →

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A beautiful rain

Posted on July 2, 2022 by casifarm

Saturday, July 2, 2022 I awoke this morning to a wonderful sound–  rain gently falling.  It has been very dry here for a few weeks, and we have been praying for rain.  The double-crop soybeans (DCB) really needed some moisture.  … Continue reading →

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