Tag Archives: JD S780 combine

Hurricane Helene Hits SWIN

Posted on September 27, 2024 by casifarm

Friday, September 27, 2024 We had a couple good days in the corn field Wednesday and Thursday.  But this morning, Hurricane Helene is bearing down on our part of Indiana.  The wind picked up yesterday evening as we were wrapping … Continue reading →

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Soybean harvest

Posted on September 18, 2024 by casifarm

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 This has  been a good week to harvest soybeans.  Sunny and hot.  The mornings are a bit damp with dew, but once that burns off, the going is good. I’ll share a couple photos from the … Continue reading →

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Nice rain

Posted on September 13, 2024 by casifarm

Friday, September 13, 2024 Hurricane Francine has finally reached southern Indiana. This morning we are receiving a nice, gentle rain,  .79″  (20 mm) so far.  We are so grateful for this rain, for we haven’t had any appreciable rain since … Continue reading →

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Completely MT

Posted on August 20, 2024 by casifarm

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 The final load of wheat went out the driveway this morning.  Brandon D took the Tony truck to Evansville, ADM First Avenue, and in it was the remaining bit of 2024 wheat.  The last load of … Continue reading →

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Combine clean-up day

Posted on June 26, 2024 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 26, 2024 After last evening’s rain event, it’s much cooler and pleasant outside today (73ºF, 23C).  Brandon and John are using this opportunity to clean up the combines.  Brandon has pulled out the Thundercreek fuel/service wagon to use … Continue reading →

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#wheatharvest24

Posted on June 17, 2024 by casifarm

Monday morning, June 17, 2024 We got started harvesting wheat on Thursday.  Brandon took the S780 to the Herman field near Wheatland to check it out.  We only took one combine just in case the grain was too wet to … Continue reading →

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Another pre-wheat step

Posted on May 31, 2024 by casifarm

Friday, May 31, 2024 We got out the JD RD40F header in the cool of the morning, and attached it to the new JD S780 combine.   After getting the cutterbar locked up, I went through what seemed like a bazillion … Continue reading →

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Not much activity this week…

Posted on May 30, 2024 by casifarm

Thursday, May 30, 2024 On the farm scene, not much progress can be reported.  John has ‘caught up’ the spraying over the top of the corn and soybeans.  There are a couple corn fields not quite ready for the post-emerge … Continue reading →

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New combine arrives

Posted on March 7, 2024 by casifarm

Thursday, March 7, 2024 Last Monday, the 4th, our friend Gene Williams who works for RK Transport Company delivered our new JD S780 combine.   It had been sitting at Hutson, Inc. in Ireland, Indiana for several days, waiting on a … Continue reading →

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Finally…a clean-up day for the 780

Posted on February 1, 2024 by casifarm

Thursday, February 1, 2024 Right now, it’s 58ºF (14C) outside, an unusually spectacular day for February in southern Indiana.  Brandon is using this afternoon to air-clean the combine.  This one is the combine that had the fire, and has been … Continue reading →

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