Tag Archives: DCB

Past the halfway mark on #harvest25

Posted on October 13, 2025 by casifarm

Monday, October 13, 2025 It has now been 4 full weeks of #harvest25.   We are past half finished.   The early-planted (a relative term in 2025) soybeans are completed, and the DCB are coming on fast.  We have been working in … Continue reading →

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Soybeans wrapped up… sort of

Posted on October 7, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 We are having a little rain today, and it is very welcome to be here.  It has been so very dry for many weeks, and the fire danger was increasing.  But the dry weather also allowed … Continue reading →

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Big Rain

Posted on August 5, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 School starts here today.  Our granddaughters go back to South Knox today… a 7th grader, a 5th grader, and one in kindergarten.  What happened to summer?  I guess is just goes by too fast. We’ve had … Continue reading →

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Wheat harvest has wrapped up.

Posted on June 30, 2025 by casifarm

Monday, June 30, 2025 Wheat harvest wrapped up last Thursday evening.  We finished up at the Lett farm about 6pm, and by 8pm, we had the machines and headers and trucks moved back home.  It was a good feeling to … Continue reading →

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Almost time to cut wheat

Posted on June 17, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 We had a rainy weekend, plus rain yesterday and this morning.  Still, in spite of all that moisture, we are seeing the heads of wheat curl down, a sure sign of maturity.  When I bite into … Continue reading →

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DCB started

Posted on October 22, 2024 by casifarm

Tuesday, October 22, 2024 We began the harvest of double-crop soybeans yesterday around noon.  It took that long to get the morning dew burned off!  We had a good day of harvest, with yields being mostly better than expected.  Of … Continue reading →

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Big rain

Posted on September 24, 2024 by casifarm

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 I was awakened last night at 2am by thunder.  There was a spectacular lightning show too.  As I check the weather station in the farm office this morning, I see that we received 1.62″ (41mm) rain … Continue reading →

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‘nother inch of rain

Posted on July 16, 2024 by casifarm

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 We woke up to rain today around 5am.  It rained steady until about 10 am.  The gauge shows 1.28″ (33 mm).   Another welcome and nice rain for the month of July.  That makes 3.78″ (96 mm) … Continue reading →

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Still waiting.

Posted on June 8, 2024 by casifarm

Saturday, June 8, 2024 This spring is a marathon, not a sprint.  We were able to plant one field of soybeans on Thursday, getting another 240 acres in the ground.  No, it wasn’t perfect, but most of the acres were … Continue reading →

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An interesting quirk about soybeans

Posted on October 27, 2023 by casifarm

Friday, October 27. 2023 Driving by the Curt’s Hill field this morning, looking to see if the soybeans were ready for harvest, I noticed a special thing happening there.  The neighbor across the county road has a light mounted on … Continue reading →

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