Monthly Archives: February 2025

Great day

Friday, February 28, 2025 Even though it is very windy out there this afternoon, the sunny skies and warm temperature makes for a pretty nice February day.  It’s currently 62ºF (17C) and tomorrow’s forecast is for a high temp in … Continue reading

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Writing prescriptions

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 We have been planting soybeans by prescription for many years. This process of setting up these maps is not difficult… it just requires some computer time in John Deere Operations Center, paying strict attention to the … Continue reading

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Good news!

Monday, February 24, 2025 I’ve been away from the farm for a couple weeks now, and some good things have been happening.  First, our high school girls basketball team has advanced through the IHSAA tournament, and they are now set … Continue reading

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Sunny but chilly Monday

Monday, February 10, 2025 The two Peterbilt trucks and the two Brandons are busy today taking corn to ADM in Newburgh.  John is keeping overhead load-out bins filled for them.  I got the pickup washed; the farm lane is not … Continue reading

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seed corn arrives

Thursday, February 6, 2025 The guys from Nutrien arrived late this morning with the seed corn.  John was busy for a while using our forklift to stack those boxes and one pallet of bags in our block building.  It’s nice … Continue reading

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cooler

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 It is noticeably cooler than yesterday’s (70F) temperature, but it is sunny and 50F, with little wind, so… it’s not bad out there this afternoon.  The two Brandons are out in the trucks, delivering corn again … Continue reading

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Busy trucks

Monday, February 3, 2025 The two Peterbilt trucks are busy today.  Both the “Pete” and the “Tony” trucks are on the road, delivering corn to ADM at Newburgh.  Brandon has several loads of corn sold for this month.  The trucks … Continue reading

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