Tag Archives: Washington Indiana

Corn going out

Tuesday, February 11, 2020 We are sending corn to market today.  We have some contracts to fill at GPC, Washington, Indiana. Brandon has 6 appointments today, and it will make me busy to keep the corn run up into the overhead … Continue reading

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Gray day

Monday, December 2, 2019 It’s very chilly out there.   No sunshine is breaking through the thick, gray clouds today.  The roofs had a dusting of snow on them when the day began.   The temperature has only moved up to … Continue reading

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Hello, again.

Monday, December 12, 2016 Well, I’ve been absent from this website for a few days now.  My excuse is that Pat and I have had a nice and pleasant trip down south to Disney World.  We left Monday after Thanksgiving, … Continue reading

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Thunder

Thursday, March 24, 2016 Yes, we have thunder and rain today.  It’s the first thunderstorm of spring.  But even if it’s raining, we have stuff going on today.   John is in the shop today, working on an upgrade to … Continue reading

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Hello, Again.

Monday, February 1, 2016 Pat and I have been away from the farm for a few days, spending the last Saturday to Saturday in a special basketball ‘pilgrimage’.  We traveled to Iowa City to watch our Purdue Boilermakers take on … Continue reading

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The snow is sticking around…

Friday, January 22, 2016 The snow from Tuesday night is still here; we haven’t had much in the way of melting because the temperatures have remained below freezing.  But over the next several days, it will disappear, for the 10-day … Continue reading

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End of the week

Friday, January 15, 2016 Hard to imagine that we’re halfway through January, huh?  Seems like it was just Christmas and New  Year’s.  The days go by pretty fast.  Pretty soon we’ll be flipping another page on the old calendar! Brandon … Continue reading

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New things to learn

Thursday, January 8, 2015 Trucks and truckers are busy today.  Two loads of corn went to GPC at Washington, Indiana, and 3 loads of soybeans went to ADM at Newburgh, Indiana.  Not much else is going on outside on this … Continue reading

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another sunny day…

Wednesday, November 20, 2013 This morning, we met with Greg Anthis of Crop Production Services (CPS) to go over the final soil test reports.  These tests– from the Crook, Cox, and Shake farms–were made on a geographical grid, 5 acres (approximately 2 hectares) each, … Continue reading

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Close call

Monday, November 18, 2013 Yesterday afternoon, Knox County, Indiana came under a tornado warning…twice!   About 3pm and again at about 430 pm, a wave of strong storms swept across the county.  A tornado was embedded in the first wave. … Continue reading

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