Monthly Archives: July 2026

Rainy Saturday morning.

Saturday, July 25, 2026 It’s raining this morning, not a downpour, but steady.  This will alter my plan for the day.  I thought I’d do a little roadside mowing this morning and then mow my yard this afternoon.   That’s not … Continue reading →

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Corn planter takes a turn

Thursday, July 23, 2026 This afternoon, Brandon K is washing the corn planter.  It has sat in the shed for several weeks, waiting for us to have an opportunity to get it cleaned up and stored away.   It won’t be … Continue reading →

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Soybean planter stored away

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 The cleaning of the soybean drill and cart was completed this morning! Brandon finished that off early today.  Then, we had to spend quite some time decoupling the two parts of the machine.  We have no … Continue reading →

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Big week ahead

Monday morning, July 20, 2026 Yes, there is a lot to do this week.  There are 3 locations of DCB that need herbicide applied… but that won’t be soon because the fields are muddy–we had 3 consecutive days of rain … Continue reading →

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Oh my… just a little bit more…

Friday, July 17, 2026 Yesterday afternoon, I went back to the Shake farm to replant some acres of double-crop soybeans (DCB).   The ‘stand’ had been reduced by wet soils in areas when I was planting the original time.  I had … Continue reading →

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DCB — done!

Thursday, July 9, 2026 Yesterday in the late afternoon, I was able to finish off the planting of double-crop soybeans.   PTL!  That process began with two small fields I planted on June 17 but took almost a month to wrap … Continue reading →

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Wheat is done!

Wednesday evening, July 1, 2026 PTL!  The wheat crop is all done.   We had not touched the combines since last Thursday night.  It was great to get going again.   Big rains kept us out of the fields. Yes, there are … Continue reading →

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