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Soggy SWIN

Posted on June 29, 2015 by casifarm

Monday, June 29, 2015 It was a rainy past few days, but Saturday was cool and dry and pleasant.  The rains came Thursday (1″), Friday (.8″) and Sunday (.5″) evenings.   And there has been .2″ this morning!  The White River … Continue reading →

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National Ag Day

Posted on March 18, 2015 by casifarm

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 Happy Ag Day! If you have been a visitor to this website for very long, you are probably aware of how blessed we feel to be farmers in SW Indiana.  We appreciate the sentiment of Ag Day, and … Continue reading →

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The clean-up has begun

Posted on June 24, 2014 by casifarm

Tuesday, June 24, 2014 After harvest and DCB planting finished up yesterday, the clean-up of the equipment must take place.  There are days worth of work involved.  We started today with the air drill.  It gets stored at the Huey … Continue reading →

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Chilly Wednesday

Posted on April 30, 2014 by casifarm

April 30, 2014 As the month ends, we are waiting for the fields to dry once more so that we can return to planting.  We finished this rain event with 2.8″, and it will take some days for the fields … Continue reading →

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Windy!

Posted on April 1, 2014 by casifarm

Tuesday, April 1, 2014 The JD 4730 sprayer is ready.  We have drained the RV antifreeze from the solution system, and tested the spray boom.  We have the water truck loaded and ready.  But, the wind is too stiff to … Continue reading →

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More steps

Posted on March 31, 2014 by casifarm

Monday, March 31, 2014 Yes, March is definitely going out like a lamb.  Near 70F today. It’s a little windy, but that’s okay.   The soils are kind of wet from the recent rains that totaled 1.1 inches (28mm). We got … Continue reading →

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Another step closer to spring

Posted on March 11, 2014 by casifarm

Tuesday, March 11, 2014 Yesterday afternoon, the seed corn was delivered.  With that now in our inventory, we are one step closer to planting season.  Let’s hope we can be placing that seed into the soil in April, but the weather and … Continue reading →

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Last day of planting?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by casifarm

Thursday, July 18, 2013 The sun’s rising in the sky this morning, and it’s getting quite warm.  77F already at 8 am. It feels like summer this week with the 90+ degree temperatures and the return of the humidity. Today, … Continue reading →

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It’s a hot one!

Posted on June 12, 2013 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 This afternoon it’s 94F and 30 mph winds (35C and 45 km/hr).   It’s kind of like living in a hair dryer. Well, we’ve made some replanting progress this week.  Monday was too damp for replanting, but … Continue reading →

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Another week passes

Posted on June 7, 2013 by casifarm

Friday, June 7, 2013 Another weekend approaches, and we still are unfinished with replanting.  Ross was able to finish the application of Nitrogen to corn on Wednesday, by sidedressing the NH3 at the Commer farm.  So, that’s a good thing … Continue reading →

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