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Sunny morning

Posted on May 11, 2026 by casifarm

Monday, May 11, 2026 First thing today, I took the packet of bills to the courthouse in Vincennes to drop off payment for the Spring Installment of the 2026 property taxes, which are due today.  There is a special box … Continue reading →

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Still wet

Posted on May 6, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Another 1.42″ (36mm) rain fell overnight. And it has been rather cold for several days. This pushes back the time of replanting until at least next week.  And the forecast has another .3″ predicted for both … Continue reading →

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Anticipating a wet week

Posted on May 4, 2026 by casifarm

Monday afternoon, May 4, 2026 Happy “Star Wars Day”!  (May the 4th be with you…) It was pretty chilly over the weekend, and we received a tiny rain in the wee hours of this morning.  Now, in the late afternoon, … Continue reading →

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Could have been worse…

Posted on April 30, 2026 by casifarm

Thursday, April 30, 2026 We escaped the big, big rain with marginal damage.  We received 4.5 inches (and in some field locations an inch more) of rain starting Saturday, and we had flooding in many of our creek-bottom flat fields.  … Continue reading →

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BIG rain!

Posted on April 28, 2026 by casifarm

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Well, I’d say the stress of the drought is over. We had 3 major waves of storms come through from Monday morning through midnight.  The second wave was the biggest one, but the total for the … Continue reading →

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Hopefully, a rainy day…

Posted on April 27, 2026 by casifarm

Monday, April 27, 2026 The skies to the west this morning look dark and I hear a little bit of thunder.  We have been praying for many days now to get a good rain.  It has become very dry in … Continue reading →

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Inspecting wheat in SWIN

Posted on April 17, 2026 by casifarm

Friday, April 17, 2026 John has been out this morning checking on the wheat crop in the various fields.   Although the stand is a little thinner in some places than we would prefer, he is finding some nice size heads … Continue reading →

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#plant26 is done!

Posted on April 15, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, April 15, 2025 As I drove up onto US 50 out of the Commer field yesterday evening to head towards home with the JD 9R540 tractor, the 1910 air cart, and N550 NT drill, the planting of 2026 soybeans … Continue reading →

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#plant26 corn is done

Posted on April 11, 2026 by casifarm

Saturday afternoon, April 11, 2026 Well… almost done.   Barring any breakdown, Brandon should plant the last rows of 2026 corn this evening.  Yes, that is probably the earliest we have completed corn planting at Carnahan & Sons.  The fields … Continue reading →

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First days of #plant26

Posted on April 4, 2026 by casifarm

Saturday, April 4, 2026 It is a rainy day today.  That’s not all bad, it has been quite dry for quite some time now.  The fields that have had the NH3 applied will benefit from this rain. We were able … Continue reading →

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