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Some improvements

Posted on November 6, 2019 by casifarm

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 After the crush of busyness of #harvest19, the pace has eased a bit.  We have turned our attention to making some conservation improvements that we identified during they year.  We have engaged our contractor, Olan Worland, … Continue reading →

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Inching in on fall prep

Posted on August 17, 2016 by casifarm

Wednesday, August 17, 2016 Today, we are prepping the Peterbilt (” The Pete”, as we call it) for harvest time work.  It did not require much in the way of maintenance, just an oil change, and some lubrication to the … Continue reading →

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Snow, cont.

Posted on February 9, 2016 by casifarm

Tuesday, February 9, 2016 The snow continues, and there’s just enough to turn the ground white.  Schools were delayed 2 hours this morning. Brandon is off in the Peterbilt to GPC this morning.  John is performing a weather module update … Continue reading →

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Rethink

Posted on November 3, 2014 by casifarm

Monday, November 3, 2014 The cold weather is causing us to re-think our plan of fall spraying.  We are considering reducing or eliminating our fall herbicide application:  A spring burn-down will have to be applied before soybean and corn planting… … Continue reading →

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Waiting…

Posted on November 1, 2014 by casifarm

Saturday, November 1, 2014 Yesterday was a super-windy day.  If we had tried to spray, I’m not sure the herbicide would land in Indiana!  Today, it’s a bit less windy, but still too much to get the sprayer going for … Continue reading →

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End of the week

Posted on June 7, 2014 by casifarm

Saturday, June 7, 2014 For the past couple days, Nicolas and I traveled to the Quad Cities to tour some John Deere sites.  We had a good visit at the JD Pavilion, and on Friday, we had a personal tour … Continue reading →

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Brrrrr….

Posted on April 24, 2013 by casifarm

Wednesday, April 24, 2013 It sure feels chilly outside today.  The rain has stopped, another .7″ (19mm) since noon yesterday.  But what gets your attention is the temperature.  42º right now.   You can see your breath! Today, John is assisting … Continue reading →

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Another snow

Posted on March 25, 2013 by casifarm

Monday, March 25, 2013 If you look outside this morning, you see the landscape blanketed in white…again. The weather folks were predicting 5-8 inches of the white stuff, but we got maybe 2. So, local schools are not closed today, … Continue reading →

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Jake is here.

Posted on June 26, 2012 by casifarm

June 26, 2012 Jake Gingerich, Montgomery (Indiana) Welding, is here today with a crane to pull down the roof auger between bins 10 and 10A, along with the downspouts from the old and new elevators.  In its place, he will … Continue reading →

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Friday, the 25th of May, 2012

Posted on May 25, 2012 by casifarm

John is spraying some of the replanted soybeans today.  He took Ben along to give him some training on sprayer operation. The sprayer is an amazingly accurate machine.  Using the advances in technology, it guarantees that the herbicide is precisely … Continue reading →

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