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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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Oh, boy! Spring is here.

Posted on March 20, 2025 by casifarm

Thursday, March 20, 2025 First day of spring?  It sure doesn’t feel like it!  It’s windy and chilly today, 37ºF (3C).  Just yesterday, it was 70ºF!  The weather in SWIN is very fickle. Yesterday was a big day at Carnahan … Continue reading →

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Inching forward

Posted on March 23, 2024 by casifarm

Saturday, March 23, 2024 We made some bits of progress this week.  It feels like ‘baby steps’, but it is progress.  The nights have been too cold to allow us to move ahead with a ‘green light’.  In fact, the … Continue reading →

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Another small step forward over the weekend

Posted on April 25, 2022 by casifarm

Monday, April 25, 2022 It’s raining again this morning, 1.1″ (28mm) since midnight.   #plant22 seems like a repeat of 2019.  If you go back and read the posts from April of ’19, you’ll find similar information about rain delays and … Continue reading →

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It has started..

Posted on April 8, 2020 by casifarm

Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Last Friday (April 3rd), we began rolling in the fields.  Ross and John started with the application of NH3 for the 2020 corn crop.  I took the sprayer out the apply a herbicide/fungicide combo on the … Continue reading →

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Step by step

Posted on May 15, 2019 by casifarm

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 A light rain overnight has us on ‘pause’ this morning.  We have our sights set on two more fields to apply NH3 and the corn burndown spray.  We should be able to get back out there … Continue reading →

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‘nother rain

Posted on May 9, 2019 by casifarm

Thursday, May 9, 2019 Ross searched again this morning for a ‘dry’ field to apply NH3, and decided to go to the Dunn farm.  So, he and John got going up there, and about 1230 pm, a wave of rain … Continue reading →

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April starts, chilly and wet

Posted on April 2, 2019 by casifarm

Tuesday, April 2, 2019 We had some rain and later some snow last Saturday.  Little patches of the white stuff stuck around until today.  Now, looking at the forecast, we are awaiting the 70s predicted for next weekend!  Sounds good … Continue reading →

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It’s a start…

Posted on April 14, 2018 by casifarm

Saturday, April 14, 2018 As I listen to the sound of gentle rainfall outside, I’m thinking a bit of our day yesterday.  It was good in most ways, and typical of a ‘first day’ in the field.  The windy and … Continue reading →

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Keep going

Posted on March 14, 2018 by casifarm

Wednesday, March 14, 2018 Today, the shop work includes correcting the tire pressures on the JD 9520R tractor.  We found all manner of tire pressures among the 8 big tires… from 13 to 30 psi.  Now, John and Brandon are … Continue reading →

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