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Another rain likely coming

Good Friday   April 18, 2025 Boy, oh boy… it’s windy out there.  This wind has brought to a halt the spraying for today.  But yesterday was a better day than I expected when it started.  I was able to spray … Continue reading

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Happy Independence Day!

July 4th, 2019 Yesterday saw the end of planting, with the completion of putting in the double-crop soybeans (DCB).  It took parts of 3 days, with some delays between, in order to get the DCB in the ground.  When we … Continue reading

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Rainy Saturday

June 15, 2019 Yes, we are having a light rain today, and occasionally some thunder.  We had planned to begin wheat harvest today.  We tried it on Wednesday, but the grain was too wet.  Since then, the weather has been … Continue reading

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Nick of time

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Yesterday, as I was planting the soybeans at the Freddie farm, I occasionally checked the weather radar on my phone.  It looked pretty favorable…until about 7pm.  It was fortunate that I was nearing the completion of … Continue reading

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