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#harvest25 is complete!

Posted on October 25, 2025 by casifarm

Saturday, October 25, 2025 There is a slight drizzle of rain off and on in the air this morning.   Even so, I took down our weathered and tattered flag today and replaced it with a bright new one. The good … Continue reading →

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Mow, mow, and more mow

Posted on August 7, 2025 by casifarm

Thursday, August 7, 2025 With the consistently rainy summer we are experiencing, it requires frequent mowing of the yard.  Seems like every 4 days, I’m out there cutting grass (crabgrass and clover, really).  Typically, in August the yard is dry … Continue reading →

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End of #plant25 in sight… sort of

Posted on May 27, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Yes, we can see the end of spring planting.  I was in the last field of soybeans yesterday, but I was only able to plant 75 of the 88 acres in the creek-bottom field at the … Continue reading →

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#harvest24 in the rear view mirror

Posted on October 25, 2024 by casifarm

Friday, October 25, 2024 Yesterday afternoon, we completed all of the 2024 harvest.  We had to harvest around  some acres of replanted corn at the Huey farm, and we went back there to get it.  By about noon, we had … Continue reading →

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Rainy days

Posted on July 12, 2021 by casifarm

Monday, July 12, 2021 Wow, a very rainy time has set in.  We received 1.5″ Saturday and a couple more tenths yesterday.  That was on top of Friday’s .7″.  And rain is predicted for tonight and tomorrow night.  If this … Continue reading →

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The shop is busy.

Posted on January 21, 2021 by casifarm

Thursday, January 21, 2021 The weather outside is pretty nice… 53ºF (12C) … sunny with no wind.  That makes for a beautiful January day in SWIN.  The temperature has been dipping below freezing each night, but the daytime sunshine warms … Continue reading →

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Like a beehive today

Posted on May 15, 2018 by casifarm

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 The place is busy today.  Extra busy.  The electrician is here, and John and Brandon are assisting him to pull the wires to the top of the new elevator leg.  It will take two sets of … Continue reading →

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Maintenance

Posted on August 8, 2016 by casifarm

Monday, August 8, 2016 There’s always something that needs attention around here.  This morning, Brandon is preparing the ‘suntan machine’ for storage. Its work for the summer is finished, and it’s time to put it away. John is servicing his … Continue reading →

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PIP

Posted on February 25, 2016 by casifarm

Thursday, February 25, 2016 Last Monday, Jon from Huston’s came to install a PIP (Product Improvement Program) on our John Deere S680 combine.  John Deere provides these kinds of changes whenever they discover that an improvement will help their warranty … Continue reading →

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It was predictable…

Posted on May 28, 2015 by casifarm

Thursday, May 28, 2015 It is a hot day, 86F (30C). Yesterday, as John was performing  post-emerge herbicide applications, he discovered areas where there is not a “good stand” of soybeans.  These were areas of the Waldo, Steen Hill, Steimel, … Continue reading →

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