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A productive few days

Posted on May 22, 2025 by casifarm

Thursday, May 22, 2025 We had a productive five days until the rain came on Monday night.   We have mixed feelings about the recent rain…it was probably helpful for the acres we had planted in less-than-perfect conditions, but it delays … Continue reading →

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Rainy week

Posted on May 2, 2025 by casifarm

Friday, May 2, 2025 May has arrived, and the tractors are parked.  It rained Tuesday, Wednesday, yesterday, and rain is predicted for today and tomorrow.  We are, of course, eager to get more seeds into the ground.  Next week looks … Continue reading →

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Another rainy day 2.0

Posted on May 14, 2024 by casifarm

Tuesday, May 14, 2024 It’s raining again today.  We got a little bit last night, but today we’ve received another .8″ (20mm).  Because of this rainy spell, #plant24 is stopped again, and it looks like it will take a few … Continue reading →

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‘nother rain

Posted on May 9, 2019 by casifarm

Thursday, May 9, 2019 Ross searched again this morning for a ‘dry’ field to apply NH3, and decided to go to the Dunn farm.  So, he and John got going up there, and about 1230 pm, a wave of rain … Continue reading →

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Rain delay

Posted on April 6, 2017 by casifarm

Thursday, April 6, 2017 It’s off-and-on rainy today, with occasional patches of sunlight bursting through the clouds.  The wind has really picked up, and it feels pretty chilly.  We are on hold as far as field work is concerned.  We … Continue reading →

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Rainy Saturday

Posted on April 30, 2016 by casifarm

April 30, 2016 Well, it’s good I got the yard mowed yesterday, because it’s raining today. The planters are parked, and will be for several days. We could finish the corn planting task in one good day’s running.  The soybeans … Continue reading →

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Rainy Saturday

Posted on May 16, 2015 by casifarm

May 16, 2015 After thinking I might return to planting yesterday afternoon, a 3 pm rain made my decision for me.   And today, it has rained off-and-on (mostly on) all day long. A return to soybean planting is now several days … Continue reading →

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More rain…

Posted on May 11, 2015 by casifarm

Monday, May 11, 2015 Over the weekend, we received .9 to 1.2″ of rain, depending on the particular farm location.  What a happy thing!  It had gone from too-wet to too-dry during last week.  We had become concerned about the … Continue reading →

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