Tag Archives: EQIP

Acronym Day

Posted on January 16, 2017 by casifarm

Monday,  January 16, 2017 It’s book work on the to-do list today.  We had to work on the machine inventory today, preparing an itemized list, with values, to report to our local insurance company.  With that, we can guarantee adequate … Continue reading →

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Cover crop progress

Posted on December 17, 2015 by casifarm

Thursday, December 17, 2015 We planted a rye-and-radishes cover crop at the Lett and Watjen farms last fall, before harvesting the soybeans there.  We had the seed flown on with an airplane.  The dry weather of October was great for … Continue reading →

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A morning meeting

Posted on August 12, 2014 by casifarm

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 We met this morning on-site at the Lett farm with Greg Anthis of Crop Production Services (CPS).  We discussed the strategy for the cover crops on the Lett and Watjen farm locations.  After the conservation construction … Continue reading →

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Random acts of farming

Posted on July 28, 2014 by casifarm

Monday, July 28, 2014 Wow!  What a day!  The weather is a beautiful 72ºF (22C), and the sky is bright blue, with puffy clouds.  We say it looks like “Andy’s room in the Toy Story movies”.  It is just so very … Continue reading →

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Some conservation efforts

Posted on July 25, 2013 by casifarm

Thursday, July 25, 2013 Met this morning with reps from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and signed a contract for the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) for the Lett and Watjen farms.  Those two locations are mostly reclaimed land … Continue reading →

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Small changes coming

Posted on January 17, 2013 by casifarm

Thursday, January 17, 2013 John and I met with Sam and Tyler Shepard this morning at the new Burke farm.  We reviewed our ideas for the immediate improvements that we think need to be made.  We traveled on the wet-but-frozen … Continue reading →

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