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Plant prep

Posted on March 6, 2024 by casifarm

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Today is a chilly and gray day in SWIN.  This follows a warmer day yesterday, which had  periods of rain. John and Brandon worked on the field cultivator and the sprayer and our blue DMI NH3 … 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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Busy, busy week

Posted on July 12, 2023 by casifarm

Wednesday, July 12, 2023 It has not been a quiet week here at Carnahan & Sons. Brandon has been out with the sprayer, applying a herbicide to fields that have johnsongrass showing up.  He also has begun the next pass … Continue reading →

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It’s June already?

Posted on June 5, 2023 by casifarm

Monday, June 5, 2023 Last week was a flurry of activity…at least for the sprayer.  John was very occupied each day, early morning to late evening, applying herbicides.  With water trailer support from Brandon and me, he was able to … Continue reading →

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First fieldwork for 2023

Posted on March 30, 2023 by casifarm

Thursday, March 30, 2023 Yesterday, we started our fieldwork for this year.  Yes, Nutrien has already visited our wheat fields twice to apply nitrogen.  But yesterday was the first day this year that one of our machines hit the field. … Continue reading →

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Routine August tasks

Posted on August 10, 2022 by casifarm

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 The rainy period continues here in Knox County, Indiana.  I need to mow the yard again today.  Normally, during August the grass is dry and crunchy, but this year it’s lush and green… needs mowed 2x/week! … Continue reading →

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Another rainy day in SWIN

Posted on April 21, 2022 by casifarm

Thursday, April 21, 2022 Yes, it’s raining…again… here in Knox County, Indiana.   We did get a small window of opportunity yesterday to work in the fields.  Brandon was able to apply anhydrous ammonia most of the day, and I … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Monday, but the forecast is snowy

Posted on January 31, 2022 by casifarm

Monday, January 31, 2022 Yes, it’s the last day of January!  This month has flown by!  The sky is a brilliant blue, and the temperature has warmed to 44ºF (7C).  It is a busy day here at Carnahan & Sons.  … Continue reading →

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Summer jobs

Posted on July 27, 2021 by casifarm

Tuesday, July 27, 2021 Just some routine tasks happening today.  Brandon has been mowing some of the 6-7 acres of farm lot areas here–a weekly task.  Today, he has washed up the JD RD40F and the MacDon headers.  He is … Continue reading →

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Busy spray week

Posted on July 9, 2021 by casifarm

Friday, July 9, 2021 We kept the JD R4044 sprayer quite busy this week.  The main goal was to get the fungicide application on the soybeans at the proper R3 stage of growth.  Between John and me, we got the … Continue reading →

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