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Rainy Wednesday

Posted on October 14, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 We got no rain from the recent hurricane, but we are getting some today.  It even has some lightning and rolling thunder embedded in it.  It is welcome. Before the rain came this morning, I was … Continue reading →

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Saturday stuff

Posted on October 10, 2026 by casifarm

Saturday, October 10, 2026 No field work is being done today, for the corn is finished, the remaining 3 fields with replant soybeans are not yet ready, and the DCB (double-crop soybeans) are still getting ripe.  The trucks are sitting … Continue reading →

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Corn for 2026 is done, along with planting 2027 wheat

Posted on October 8, 2026 by casifarm

Thursday, October 8, 2026 We finished off the harvesting of 2026 corn yesterday evening.   We had 3 fields with some corn that was replanted in late June, and we got those captured yesterday. It was just a few acres of … Continue reading →

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Friday rain after a good week’s work

Posted on October 2, 2026 by casifarm

Friday, October 2, 2026 It’s a drizzly morning after a rainy night.  The clouds make the sky gray, and the temperature is much a cooler 66ºF (19C) today.  We received .82″ (21mm) of rain during the night. It was welcome.  … Continue reading →

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More rain-delay work.

Posted on September 22, 2026 by casifarm

Tuesday, September 22, 2026 First of all, Happy 40th Birthday to John!  He got to celebrate by going to the top of one of the grain legs to clear away debris from the distributor!    What a way to start … Continue reading →

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Change of plan on this Monday

Posted on September 21, 2026 by casifarm

Monday morning, September 21, 2026 This was going to be a bean-cutting day, but at 5am, we received .7″ (18mm) rain.  Instead of soybeans today, the guys are delivering corn to GPC.  It feels good to finally have some grain … Continue reading →

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Back to it

Posted on September 18, 2026 by casifarm

Friday, September 18, 2025 We were able to get back to harvest after Wednesday evening’s rain.  It did not rain at the Burke or VanVleet farm, so we went there yesterday.  We interrupted our corn harvest at Burke to go … Continue reading →

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A short pause

Posted on September 17, 2026 by casifarm

Thursday morning, September 17, 2026 Late yesterday afternoon, about 6, we were driven out from the corn field by rain…twice! We had just moved from the Pond farm to Cox and began on the end-rows.  An unforeseen and unpredicted heavy … Continue reading →

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Second day of corn

Posted on September 15, 2026 by casifarm

Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Yesterday, we went back to the corn field.  The rains of last week had dried enough for us to get back at it.  Monday was a very good day.  The new part-time guys are doing very … Continue reading →

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First rain delay of fall

Posted on September 11, 2026 by casifarm

Friday, September 11, 2026 We are having our first rain delay of #harvest26.   Rain came Wednesday night and last night too, bringing 1.1 to 1.5″ (28 to 38mm).   Today, the day is gray and gloomy and feels damp.  The forecast … Continue reading →

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