Monday, April 15, 2024

After two consecutive days last week brought us a total of 5″ (51mm) of rain, we are waiting for the fields to dry.  And our fields in the White River bottomlands are submerged from flooding.  The river is supposed to crest Tuesday, helping those fields to be headed in the right direction.  We will go out in the Gator this morning to check some nearby fields to see if it might be possible to run the sprayer and get some burndown herbicide applied.  If so, those fields would be ready for the planter as soon as the soil conditions are dry enough.  Now that it’s the middle of April, it’s time to get rolling; we need a week or two of ‘green light’ days!

Today is my brother Ross’ birthday.  He would have been 81 today.  He died in July of 22, and we are still adjusting to farming and life without him.  But we move ahead, trying our best to honor his memory, and become the best farmers we can be.  His influence and that of our parents–Lowell and Ruth Carnahan– will always affect our actions here.

I’ll probably get the Volvo truck and trailer cleaned out and loaded with soybean seed.  We will load the Vanna truck and trailer with water and chemicals to support the sprayer.  Maybe that can run today or tomorrow.

Will this sprayer come out of the shed today? Hope so!

It’s “go” time!  We will see if the field conditions permit…