Category Archives: Farm Days

A little bit more rain

Posted on May 26, 2026 by casifarm

Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Yes, it’s drizzly rain again today.  Not a lot of accumulation.  But the skies are gray, and the temperature is in the low 70s.   Once this round of rain departs the area tomorrow, we are predicted … Continue reading →

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Soggy

Posted on May 20, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 More rain.   The drought is over!   Another 1.9 inches (48mm) here today.  This is on top of about 6 inches (152mm) received on the fields since Saturday.  The WASCoBs are full.  Ditches are running bank full … 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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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 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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Gassin’

Posted on March 30, 2026 by casifarm

Monday, March 30, 2026 Brandon and John are gassin’ today.  That is, they are applying anhydrous ammonia (NH3) gas to the last two corn fields for 2026.  If nothing goes wrong, they should wrap up this important application tomorrow.  Brandon … 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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