Tag Archives: Nutrien

Last field operations for 2025

Posted on November 5, 2025 by casifarm

Wednesday, November 5, 2025 Today, Nutrien is applying the P & K & micronutrients to the next year’s corn fields at the home farm.  This is the last location to get this treatment.  It took a little longer than other … Continue reading →

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Another beautiful day

Posted on March 17, 2025 by casifarm

Monday, March 17, 2025 Yes, we know it’s St. Patrick’s Day, but we do no special celebrating of that day here. And, yes, we know that 6 generations ago, the first Carnahan in SWIN came here from Ireland.  And since … Continue reading →

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Commodity Classic 2025

Posted on March 6, 2025 by casifarm

Thursday, March 6, 2025 Pat and I returned Tuesday evening from the 2025 Commodity Classic in Denver.  Brandon and Emily also went.  We arrived out there on Saturday evening, just in time to attend Nutrien’s “High Yielder” event.  Brandon and … Continue reading →

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How’s the wheat crop doing?

Posted on March 11, 2024 by casifarm

Monday, March 11, 2024 We had a new wheat consultant from Nutrien stop by today.  We gathered at two of the fields near Wheatland to examine the current status of the wheat crop.  We were especially interested in observing a … Continue reading →

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Wash day

Posted on February 8, 2024 by casifarm

Thursday, February 8, 2024 The S780 combine came into the shop today to get washed.  It is certainly warm enough (61ºF, 16ºC) to wash outside, but oh, the wind is so strong!  So, after Brandon had completed the compressed air … Continue reading →

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Clean-up continues

Posted on November 8, 2023 by casifarm

Wednesday, November 8, 2023 The clean-up of the equipment continues today.  We hope to get a big bunch of it done today, for the weather today is 80ºF (27C), and tomorrow will be in the low 60s!  So, there is … Continue reading →

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It’s a start…

Posted on October 23, 2023 by casifarm

Monday afternoon, October 23, 2023 Brandon is up at the Ross farm, cutting some double-crop soybeans (DCB).  He must ‘patch around’ to find the ones that are dry enough to harvest.  I went out in the pickup this afternoon, and … Continue reading →

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Routine maintenance

Posted on May 19, 2023 by casifarm

Friday, May 19, 2023 It was a very nice weather week.  The days have been hovering around 80ºF (27C) and the nights in the 50s.  We are not seeing the haze or smoke that has been affecting the great plains … Continue reading →

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Clean-up continues…

Posted on October 28, 2022 by casifarm

Friday, October 28, 2022 The great clean-up continues at Carnahan & Sons.  Today, it’s time for the green combine.  The first action on it was to take it out to a nearby field, and use the air compressor from the … Continue reading →

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Another small step forward over the weekend

Posted on April 25, 2022 by casifarm

Monday, April 25, 2022 It’s raining again this morning, 1.1″ (28mm) since midnight.   #plant22 seems like a repeat of 2019.  If you go back and read the posts from April of ’19, you’ll find similar information about rain delays and … Continue reading →

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