Category Archives: Harvest

Wheat today.

Posted on June 15, 2026 by casifarm

Monday, June 15, 2026 9am. The combines are out of the shed.  The headers are prepared.  The trucks are ready to go.  The grain cart is all set.   Now, we wait for the dew to burn off in order to … Continue reading →

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Some welcome rain

Posted on June 12, 2026 by casifarm

Friday, June 12, 2026 It is a pleasant morning today, after we received .4″ (10mm) of rain early this morning.  That matched the same amount we received in the wee hours of Thursday morning.   That rainfall is certainly welcome.  I … Continue reading →

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The wheat crop is not far off…

Posted on June 10, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 After doing multiple field checks, we have decided to wait until Monday to start wheat harvest.  We’ve heard reports from other farmers in the area that tell us of wheat running 14.8 to 30+% moisture.  It … Continue reading →

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Beautiful weekend rain.

Posted on May 18, 2026 by casifarm

Monday, May 18, 2026   Last weekend brought us a really great rain.   It came in 3 separate bursts, Saturday morning, afternoon, and night. Depending on the field location, we received 1.0 to 1.7 inches (25 to 43 mm) of … Continue reading →

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Caught up… kind of

Posted on May 15, 2026 by casifarm

Friday, May 15, 2026 There is a light rain falling late this morning, and it is welcome.  It was getting dry again, but this will help. John finished late yesterday with the application of herbicide/fungicide on the corn fields.  He … 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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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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Clean and shiny

Posted on October 31, 2025 by casifarm

Friday, October 31, 2025 On this last day of October, the two Brandons delivered 4 loads of corn to GPC at Washington, then they turned their attention to washing.  The newer JD S780 combine was finished off with a scrubbing … Continue reading →

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The great fall clean-up begins

Posted on October 28, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 The guys are concentrating on clean-up today.  Even though it is a gloomy, gray, and sometime drizzly day, they work diligently to remove harvest-time’s grime from the machines.  The combines especially are dirty… the corn fields … Continue reading →

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