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Rainy Saturday morning.

Posted on July 25, 2026 by casifarm

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

Posted on July 23, 2026 by casifarm

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

Posted on July 21, 2026 by casifarm

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

Posted on July 20, 2026 by casifarm

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…

Posted on July 17, 2026 by casifarm

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!

Posted on July 9, 2026 by casifarm

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!

Posted on July 1, 2026 by casifarm

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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Rain, again.

Posted on June 25, 2026 by casifarm

Thursday, June 25, 2026 Doggone it.  Rain again this morning. .4″ (10mm) so far. The view today. The forecast last night showed us having a mostly-clear day today.  If that had happened, we probably would have finished with wheat harvest.  … Continue reading →

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Wheat again

Posted on June 24, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 We went back to the wheat field yesterday about 2pm.  The fields were soft in some spots, but better than I expected after the Sunday night 3″ rain.  We were able to run later in evening … Continue reading →

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Big Sunday night rain

Posted on June 22, 2026 by casifarm

Monday, June 22, 2026 Last night, we received another big rain, and this one came with severe storms all around us.  There were tornadoes that went through northern Knox County, and also through Gibson County… so, both north and south … Continue reading →

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