Tag Archives: VBS

Replant

Posted on June 4, 2025 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 4, 2025 I went down to the Burke farm this morning to do some replanting of soybeans.  There were spots scattered along the south edge of the main field that had been lost to excess water after planting.  … Continue reading →

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Small jobs

Posted on June 3, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Today, Brandon D is out in the JD 6145R tractor, mowing ditch bank levees.  I have used it some at the fields near Wheatland.  We did a small repair on the soybean drill this morning, replacing … Continue reading →

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End of #plant25 in sight… sort of

Posted on May 27, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Yes, we can see the end of spring planting.  I was in the last field of soybeans yesterday, but I was only able to plant 75 of the 88 acres in the creek-bottom field at the … Continue reading →

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Check that off the list.

Posted on June 12, 2024 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Yesterday afternoon, I was able to get done with the planting of soybeans!  The day before, Brandon did a field of replant corn, and now that’s all done.    One caveat:  Yes, there will be some … Continue reading →

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A good rain

Posted on June 12, 2023 by casifarm

Monday, June 12, 2023 Yesterday, we got a good rain.  Very good, in fact.  It did rain a bit last Wednesday, but it seems like we have been living through a prolonged dry spell.   You could see the corn ‘rolling’ … Continue reading →

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Busy spray week

Posted on July 9, 2021 by casifarm

Friday, July 9, 2021 We kept the JD R4044 sprayer quite busy this week.  The main goal was to get the fungicide application on the soybeans at the proper R3 stage of growth.  Between John and me, we got the … Continue reading →

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Rainy evenings

Posted on June 23, 2013 by casifarm

Sunday, June 23, 2013 It’s Sunday morning, and we are preparing to go to church.  It’s Vacation Bible School (VBS) week at Wheatland Christian Church (WCC), and Pat is heading up the work in the kitchen.  I opted out of … Continue reading →

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