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Scouting

Posted on July 6, 2015 by casifarm

Monday, July 6 2015 Hope your 4th was a good one.  Pat and I were in Busch Stadium Thursday and Friday nights for Cardinals baseball.  Good nights, but doggone it…the Cards didn’t win. On Saturday, we got to see Ben … Continue reading →

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Even more soggy…

Posted on July 2, 2015 by casifarm

Thursday, July 2, 2015 Last night, according to Climate Corp’s reports, we received another 1.7″ (43mm) rain down on the Burke/Freddie/VanVleet farm locations.  The rest of the locations received 0.7″  to 1.1″.  The rainy spell continues.  We have received rain … Continue reading →

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New video available

Posted on June 26, 2015 by casifarm

Friday, June 26, 2015 Well, it took me 3 days to get it  posted to YouTube, but the newest video finally got uploaded.  Click on the YouTube icon at the upper right of the home page to take you to the 6 … Continue reading →

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Add a day to the flood

Posted on June 24, 2015 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Checking the hydrological forecasts this morning, you can see White River at Edwardsport had a little bump up for about a day.  It had been on the decline from its crest, but because of the Sunday … Continue reading →

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More rain from Bill

Posted on June 19, 2015 by casifarm

Friday, June 19, 2015 Bill has arrived.  Hurricane Bill, that is.  It’s raining this morning.  Again.  We’ve received 2.5″ over the last 3 days, and the forecasters say we may get that much more today.  Damage to our growing corn … Continue reading →

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Farm work on D-Day … or “Jour J”

Posted on June 6, 2015 by casifarm

Saturday, June 6, 2015 This afternoon, I took a Gator ride over a few soybean fields… Waldo Hill,  and the 4 fields at the Harry farm.  I found some areas that I just didn’t think were great at Waldo, but decided … Continue reading →

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It was predictable…

Posted on May 28, 2015 by casifarm

Thursday, May 28, 2015 It is a hot day, 86F (30C). Yesterday, as John was performing  post-emerge herbicide applications, he discovered areas where there is not a “good stand” of soybeans.  These were areas of the Waldo, Steen Hill, Steimel, … Continue reading →

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Replanting soybeans

Posted on June 18, 2014 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 We inspected wheat fields late this morning, and decided to give harvest a try come tomorrow morning, about 10 am. In the meantime, we checked out the Huey farm, Flat Left field… and discovered some dead … Continue reading →

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Check one thing off the list…maybe two…

Posted on August 7, 2013 by casifarm

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 John took the 4730 sprayer out today and applied some roundup to the latest-planted soybeans.  There was another ‘crop’ of weeds coming in the little beans, and he cleaned that up today.  He sprayed the DCB … Continue reading →

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Last day of planting?

Posted on July 18, 2013 by casifarm

Thursday, July 18, 2013 The sun’s rising in the sky this morning, and it’s getting quite warm.  77F already at 8 am. It feels like summer this week with the 90+ degree temperatures and the return of the humidity. Today, … Continue reading →

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