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Slowly, slowly…

Posted on July 14, 2025 by casifarm

Monday, July 14, 2025 Slowly I am getting the office computer whipped back into usefulness.  I found a way today to re-load the MS Office software back into the machine… Excel, Outlook, and Word.  Now, I can fire those up … Continue reading →

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Planting for 2025 is finally done.

Posted on July 7, 2025 by casifarm

Monday, July 7, 2025 Last Saturday morning, I was able to go up to the Lett farm (between Wheatland and Bicknell) and finish off the planting of double-crop soybeans (DCB).  I had been planting there the previous Saturday, and ran … Continue reading →

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Another planting day!

Posted on April 29, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 I found another two fields yesterday that I could plant.  The East and Main fields at the Burke farm were good enough to run, but not the North field.  I made the trip down there with … Continue reading →

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Quiet work week, but wacky weather

Posted on April 4, 2025 by casifarm

Friday, April 4, 2025 This week has been busy, but nothing out in the fields.  The weather has been uncooperative, and the effects of it will last into next week.  Early in the week, we had strong winds, and then … Continue reading →

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Hot day.

Posted on July 20, 2023 by casifarm

Thursday, July 20,2023 It’s a hot day here in southern Indiana.  The temperature is only 89ºF(32C).  But with a humidity level of 76%, that makes for a ‘heat index’ of 106ºF (41C)!  As the old saying goes, “It ain’t the … Continue reading →

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Planters are started

Posted on April 20, 2023 by casifarm

Thursday, April 20, 2023 Well, the planters are finally started.  Brandon started with the corn planter on Tuesday, and got along pretty well.  Yesterday, he had an issue with a ‘brain box’ on one of the row units, but by … Continue reading →

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Still kind of a yellow light

Posted on April 18, 2023 by casifarm

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Today, we had to make some decisions about what to do.  The fields that still need NH3 in the river bottom lands (about 220 acres) are still a bit too wet to apply nitrogen.  The Saturday … Continue reading →

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Chilly night

Posted on March 28, 2023 by casifarm

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 This morning we see some sun peeking out occasionally, but we started with frost on the roof.  It may get up into the 40s, and we should have 3 dry days in a row.  Rain is … Continue reading →

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Learning curve

Posted on March 23, 2023 by casifarm

Thursday, March 23, 2023 In between showers, John has hooked the new soybean air drill to the tractor that will be pulling it in the fields–our JD 9520R.   There are several new features in this new drill and cart, and … Continue reading →

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Spring arrives with something new

Posted on March 21, 2023 by casifarm

Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Happy first day of Spring!  Even though it’s not as sunny as  yesterday, it’s still a nice spring day.  And even though I’m working through the dreaded man-cold, I’m also getting better.  A visit yesterday to … Continue reading →

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