Category Archives: Planting

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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Back to #harvest25, with a little #plant26

Posted on September 27, 2025 by casifarm

Saturday, September 27, 2025 We were able to return to harvesting on Thursday afternoon, and we picked corn until late Friday afternoon.  We switched over to soybeans about 5pm yesterday, and we were able to cut the two hill fields … Continue reading →

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First rain-out of #harvest25

Posted on September 22, 2025 by casifarm

Monday, September 22, 2025 The rain started in the wee hours of this morning and continues through the afternoon.  As of 3 pm, we have received 1.64″ (42mm).  We have had a prolonged dry spell, a few weeks long, and … Continue reading →

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An afternoon wash

Posted on September 5, 2025 by casifarm

Friday, September 5, 2025 Brandon D made the JD 9R540 tractor look like new again yesterday afternoon.  It did not get very grimy throughout the spring/summer planting season, but it needed a good wash. Here are the “before” pictures… And … Continue reading →

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Mow, mow, and more mow

Posted on August 7, 2025 by casifarm

Thursday, August 7, 2025 With the consistently rainy summer we are experiencing, it requires frequent mowing of the yard.  Seems like every 4 days, I’m out there cutting grass (crabgrass and clover, really).  Typically, in August the yard is dry … Continue reading →

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