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Still wet

Posted on May 6, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Another 1.42″ (36mm) rain fell overnight. And it has been rather cold for several days. This pushes back the time of replanting until at least next week.  And the forecast has another .3″ predicted for both … Continue reading →

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Check on corn pollination

Posted on July 22, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, July 22, 2025 We’ve been seeing on X and other platforms pictures from farmers showing very poor corn pollination.  We’ve seen pictures of ears of corn with only 3 or 4 grains developing on the cob, and the best … Continue reading →

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Drying out?

Posted on May 7, 2025 by casifarm

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 We had a really nice day yesterday, in the low 70s, with brilliant sunshine.  Today, there are a few clouds, but it is warming up again nicely.  Monday of this week was the 7th day in … Continue reading →

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Rainy spell

Posted on July 5, 2024 by casifarm

Friday, July 5, 2024 We’ve entered that typical post-double-crop-soybean planting rainy period.  I’m not sure how long this will last, but yesterday for the 4th we got a 1″ (25mm) rain.  It was so very welcome, and today we are … Continue reading →

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Oh, boy.

Posted on April 17, 2013 by casifarm

Wednesday, April 17,2013 Another rain overnight, about .6″ (16mm).  It seems like more.  The fields are really wet again.  I saw a tweet yesterday by Mitch Daniels, President of Purdue and former Indiana Governor: “Another week of this rain and … Continue reading →

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