Tag Archives: Mack truck

Patiently waiting

Posted on April 15, 2024 by casifarm

Monday, April 15, 2024 After two consecutive days last week brought us a total of 5″ (51mm) of rain, we are waiting for the fields to dry.  And our fields in the White River bottomlands are submerged from flooding.  The … Continue reading →

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Another modem going in

Posted on January 16, 2024 by casifarm

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 The old Mack truck that we call ‘Vanna’ came home today.  It had been at VoMac in Vincennes since harvest, mostly waiting for a special brain box to arrive and subsequently be programmed for this particular … Continue reading →

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Rainy Day.

Posted on January 9, 2024 by casifarm

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Yes, it’s raining today, and the prediction is that it will continue throughout the day.  I can’t remember when we had an all-day rain.  If you look at the ponds and creeks around here, the water … Continue reading →

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Another adjustment

Posted on August 24, 2023 by casifarm

Thursday, August 24, 2023 The CIH STX 420 Rowtrac tractor is in our shop this morning.  The guys are working on one of the rear tracks that seems to be wearing in an odd or unusual way.  They are trying … Continue reading →

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More harvest prep

Posted on September 6, 2022 by casifarm

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Hope you had a nice Labor Day weekend.  It was restful and calm here. Today, we are doing some final tasks of harvest machine preparations.  Put the corn header on the JD S780, and checked the … Continue reading →

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Another winter project

Posted on December 22, 2020 by casifarm

Tuesday, December 22, 2020 As the days of 2020 wind down, we are engaged in a couple projects. Brandon and Bill returned last night from a trip to Nebraska to bring home a truck.  We are updating our truck fleet … Continue reading →

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One down, one still going…

Posted on January 10, 2020 by casifarm

Friday, January 10, 2020 Today, we are receiving the rain that has been promised for many days. However, it is not quite as heavy (at least so far) as was predicted. 1.6″ (41mm) has arrived as of late Friday morning. … Continue reading →

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Next steps

Posted on March 7, 2018 by casifarm

Wednesday, March 7, 2018 We brought home the soybean air drill and the nitrogen toolbar this morning.  It was a mostly sunny and dry day, with dry roads, so we traveled to the Huey farm east of Wheatland where we … Continue reading →

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Plan B became Plan C

Posted on September 29, 2016 by casifarm

Thursday, September 29, 2016 Yesterday had some surprises, as days on the farm often do.  We awoke to an unexpected light rain, and we figured we would not be able to harvest soybeans for the day.  So we planned for … Continue reading →

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A little progress

Posted on June 30, 2016 by casifarm

Thursday, June 30, 2016 Where did this month go?  There’s an old saying, “there’s nothing so rare as a day in June.”  I think that’s quite true. The crops are showing some progress. I went out with the bush hog … Continue reading →

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