Category Archives: Harvest

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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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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Rain, again.

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

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

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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Live, in-field demo

Saturday, June 20, 2026 Yesterday, we were able to demonstrate a new grain cart.  It is an “Elmer’s” brand, manufactured in Manitoba.  The Elmer’s company has 6 of these carts traveling around the US this summer and fall to allow … Continue reading

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Back at it.

Friday, June 19, 2026 Well, the weatherman is predicting good weather for today and tomorrow.  Maybe more rain coming Sunday. We are going to go late this morning to get going again on wheat harvesting.  Yes, it’ll have to go … Continue reading

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Scenes from Wheat Harvest 2026

Thursday morning, June 18, 2026 Wheat harvest is stopped again this morning.  We got a light rain yesterday at 4pm that drove us out of the wheat field.  This was in addition to a light rain at 4pm on Tuesday … Continue reading

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