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Last day

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 We should finish regular-crop soybeans today.  We moved in to the Freddie farm yesterday, and had a good day cutting there.  Although the dew is quite heavy and there was some fog in the area, we … Continue reading

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Rain!

Thursday, October 5, 2023 At about 11 am, the rain began to fall, very light at first, and more is on the way.  The radar predicts that this rain event will last until about 5pm, and we should receive .6″ … Continue reading

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Pause for a little rain

Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Hallelujah!  Some rain this morning!   Hasn’t rained a whole lot, but it’s sure soaking in.  .13″ (3mm) so far, but it looks like more is coming.  This sure is welcome, and we are grateful.  The dust … Continue reading

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Started on soybeans

Saturday, September 23, 2023 We switched over to soybeans yesterday afternoon.  I was a bit skeptical that they were ready, but sure enough, they are testing as low as 10%.  The yields are pretty good, too–and for that we are … Continue reading

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The sunny days continue

Thursday, October 6, 2022 The long streak of sunny days continues!   It has been almost ideal weather for fall harvest of soybeans and corn.  They say we got a sprinkle of rain about 6am today, but I don’t see any … Continue reading

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A busy harvest week

Friday, September 30, 2022 As we wrap up the month of September, we look back on a busy week.  We were in the fields harvesting every day.  The weather has been very beautiful… dry and sunny and breezy.  It was … Continue reading

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A good week behind, an uncertain week ahead.

Tuesday, October 26, 2021 Last week was a pretty productive week of harvest here at Carnahan & Sons.  We went to the corn field down at our ‘Freddie’ farm on Monday.  We worked diligently there for Monday and Tuesday… and … Continue reading

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Field work on Sunday

Monday, October 11, 2021 After last week’s rainy spell, we were able to get some corn harvest in on Friday evening and Saturday.   Today, the weather forecast is telling us some significant storms are coming this afternoon.  Because of that, … Continue reading

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A good first week of #harvest21

Saturday, September 18, 2021 Garrison Keillor used to say on his radio show, “It’s been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon, my hometown…”   Well, it has not been a quiet week here.  We started fall #harvest 21 on Monday.  We … Continue reading

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One rainy day.

Tuesday, September 29, 2020 Well, we got some rain yesterday.  It has been dry for about 8 weeks!  Everything was covered in a coat of dust!  But yesterday, we got some rain.  At .17″ (4mm), it wasn’t much, but the … Continue reading

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