Category Archives: Planting

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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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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#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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A good first week of progress

Posted on March 28, 2026 by casifarm

Saturday, March 28, 2026 We made good progress on the first week of field work for 2026.  The tractors and sprayer began on Tuesday, and it all worked without too many issues.  On Thursday about noon, the wind got so … 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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Rainy day

Posted on March 3, 2026 by casifarm

Tuesday, March 3, 2026 This is something we haven’t seen in a while… a rainy day.  And from the forecast, it looks like we will have a rainy week.  According to the Channel 10 news out of Terre Haute, the … Continue reading →

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