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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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Rain out

Posted on September 23, 2024 by casifarm

Monday, September 23, 2024 Just a little past noon today, the rain finally got here and ran us out of the corn field.  We were only a couple miles from home, so we brought the machines in and put them … Continue reading →

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That was a whopper!

Posted on May 15, 2024 by casifarm

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Yesterday evening, we got a whopper of a rain!  All told, we received 3″ (76mm)!  From 5:30 to about 8 pm, it rained hard, like pouring it out of a bucket!  As I drove home from … Continue reading →

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First day delay.

Posted on September 19, 2022 by casifarm

Monday, September 19, 2022 Today would have seen the start of #harvest22.   But since about 3 am, we have received .7″ (18mm) rain.  By 10 am it stopped, and the sun broke through the clouds.  We now have a brilliant … Continue reading →

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Delay continues (sort of)

Posted on May 5, 2018 by casifarm

Saturday, May 5, 2018 It’s a cloudy day in SWIN, and the soils are still a bit too moist to plant soybeans into them.  For a .6″ rain, it sure has stayed wet a long time.  If only the sun … Continue reading →

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First rain delay of #plant18

Posted on May 3, 2018 by casifarm

Thursday, May 3, 2018 It is raining this morning, and by the looks of the radar, it could be a strong storm.  We are hoping for a little rain, not a gully-washer.  We were making progress with planting corn and … Continue reading →

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Sunny day

Posted on April 23, 2015 by casifarm

Thursday, April 23, 2015 The sun is shining… brightly! We think we may go do some field work this afternoon.  The field cultivator needs to work in some ruts, and then we may be able to apply some nitrogen.  Gotta … Continue reading →

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Rainy night

Posted on March 25, 2015 by casifarm

Wednesday, March 25, 2015 We got another rain last night.  During the rain event, there was some spectacular thunder.  One particular clap awakened me at 3 am.  And another feature of last night’s thunder, was that some of it ‘rolled’ … Continue reading →

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No, not today

Posted on May 23, 2014 by casifarm

Friday, May 23, 2014 I went over to Wheatland this morning, in hopes to find the field at Huey dry enough to plant soybeans.  To my surprise, the roads became wet as I approached Wheatland, and I began to see … Continue reading →

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The rain continues

Posted on May 14, 2014 by casifarm

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 The rainy period continues.  About 1.4″ so far, yesterday and today.  This rain event is delaying the completion of our planting process.  We need about 1 full day of work to finish the corn planting… the … Continue reading →

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