Monthly Archives: March 2026

Spring field work starts

Posted on March 25, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 The work in the fields began yesterday.  Bradon and John were applying NH3 to corn fields here at home.  Brandon D was their tank delivery support.  I was spraying wheat with a mixture of herbicide, insecticide, … Continue reading →

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Another step forward

Posted on March 19, 2026 by casifarm

Thursday, March 19, 2026 Today, we are doing more preparation work for spring 2026.  The guys are working on the old blue DMI NH3 toolbar, preparing it to use (hopefully) next week.  Checking the bearings, knives, and greasing the cutters … Continue reading →

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The jury’s out…

Posted on March 18, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Monday night was 17ºF (-8C).  Tuesday night was 23ºF (-5c).  This morning you can see the top growth of our wheat turning dark, and the undergrowth yellowing a bit.  It is too soon to know the … Continue reading →

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Checkin’ on the wheat

Posted on March 17, 2026 by casifarm

Tuesday, March 17,2026 Yesterday morning, Brandon, John, and I went out to check on the progress and growth stage of the wheat.  Accompanying us were Greg Anthis, our local crop consultant, and James Gillum, DynaGro wheat specialist.   We had special … Continue reading →

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Cold is coming

Posted on March 13, 2026 by casifarm

Friday, March 13, 2026 Friday the 13th?  It’s the second one this year! The weather forecast for early next week shows low temps as low at 18ºF (-8C).   That concerns me about the health of the wheat crop.  In a … Continue reading →

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Sun returns

Posted on March 12, 2026 by casifarm

Thursday, March 12, 2026 The sun is back this morning.  Since last Friday, we’ve had several days of cloudy and gray and rainy skies.  But today we have sunshine.  And it feels good, even though it is pretty chilly.  We … Continue reading →

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The refresh of the drill starts…

Posted on March 9, 2026 by casifarm

Monday, March 9, 2026 The weather is pretty nice today.  After starting the day at about 50F, it is predicted to rise to 72ºF (22C) this afternoon.  Blue skies…nice!  Because it’s nice, we can begin the refurbish of the N550 … Continue reading →

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Rainy day

Posted on March 3, 2026 by casifarm

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 This is something we haven’t seen in a while… a rainy day.  And from the forecast, it looks like we will have a rainy week.  According to the Channel 10 news out of Terre Haute, the … Continue reading →

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