Monthly Archives: September 2022

A busy harvest week

Posted on September 30, 2022 by casifarm

Friday, September 30, 2022 As we wrap up the month of September, we look back on a busy week.  We were in the fields harvesting every day.  The weather has been very beautiful… dry and sunny and breezy.  It was … Continue reading →

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Pretty good first week

Posted on September 26, 2022 by casifarm

Monday, September 26, 2022 We got started with #harvest22 last Tuesday.  We began harvesting corn, and ran in that for a couple days.  By Thursday, we found some soybeans that were dry enough to cut, and switched over to those.  … Continue reading →

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First day delay.

Posted on September 19, 2022 by casifarm

Monday, September 19, 2022 Today would have seen the start of #harvest22.   But since about 3 am, we have received .7″ (18mm) rain.  By 10 am it stopped, and the sun broke through the clouds.  We now have a brilliant … Continue reading →

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Check another one off the list.

Posted on September 14, 2022 by casifarm

Wednesday, September 14, 2022 Another important task was finished yesterday evening.   The new grain bin is now done!  The electricians wrapped up their work, and tested every component that they wired.  All the augers and conveyors that are supposed to … Continue reading →

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One last mowing before harvest.

Posted on September 12, 2022 by casifarm

Monday, September 12, 2022 I’m trying to get around to all the fields one last time with the bush-hog before we begin the fall harvest.  We took delivery of the NTU JD 6145R tractor on Friday morning, and I used … Continue reading →

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Other news bits

Posted on September 8, 2022 by casifarm

Thursday, September 8, 2022 We are just about as ready for harvest as we can get.  One prepares as best he can, but you almost always discover some unforeseen ‘bug’ in the works on that first day out in the … Continue reading →

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More harvest prep

Posted on September 6, 2022 by casifarm

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Hope you had a nice Labor Day weekend.  It was restful and calm here. Today, we are doing some final tasks of harvest machine preparations.  Put the corn header on the JD S780, and checked the … Continue reading →

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A little time away…

Posted on September 3, 2022 by casifarm

Saturday, September 3, 2022 Pat and I took a few days this week to do a little traveling and sightseeing.  We were gone from Sunday afternoon to Thursday evening.  We drove up to Dyersville, Iowa to see the ‘Field of … Continue reading →

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