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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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#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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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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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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Spring field work starts

Posted on March 25, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, March 25, 2026 The work in the fields began yesterday.  Bradon and John were applying NH3 to corn fields here at home.  Brandon D was their tank delivery support.  I was spraying wheat with a mixture of herbicide, insecticide, … Continue reading →

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Another step forward

Posted on March 19, 2026 by casifarm

Thursday, March 19, 2026 Today, we are doing more preparation work for spring 2026.  The guys are working on the old blue DMI NH3 toolbar, preparing it to use (hopefully) next week.  Checking the bearings, knives, and greasing the cutters … 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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