Tag Archives: wheat harvest

Soybean planter stored away

Posted on July 21, 2026 by casifarm

Tuesday, July 21, 2026 The cleaning of the soybean drill and cart was completed this morning! Brandon finished that off early today.  Then, we had to spend quite some time decoupling the two parts of the machine.  We have no … Continue reading →

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Wheat is done!

Posted on July 1, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday evening, July 1, 2026 PTL!  The wheat crop is all done.   We had not touched the combines since last Thursday night.  It was great to get going again.   Big rains kept us out of the fields. Yes, there are … Continue reading →

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Wheat again

Posted on June 24, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 We went back to the wheat field yesterday about 2pm.  The fields were soft in some spots, but better than I expected after the Sunday night 3″ rain.  We were able to run later in evening … Continue reading →

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Scenes from Wheat Harvest 2026

Posted on June 18, 2026 by casifarm

Thursday morning, June 18, 2026 Wheat harvest is stopped again this morning.  We got a light rain yesterday at 4pm that drove us out of the wheat field.  This was in addition to a light rain at 4pm on Tuesday … Continue reading →

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Wheat today.

Posted on June 15, 2026 by casifarm

Monday, June 15, 2026 9am. The combines are out of the shed.  The headers are prepared.  The trucks are ready to go.  The grain cart is all set.   Now, we wait for the dew to burn off in order to … Continue reading →

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The wheat crop is not far off…

Posted on June 10, 2026 by casifarm

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 After doing multiple field checks, we have decided to wait until Monday to start wheat harvest.  We’ve heard reports from other farmers in the area that tell us of wheat running 14.8 to 30+% moisture.  It … Continue reading →

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A little replant today, and some spraying

Posted on June 2, 2026 by casifarm

Tuesday afternoon, June 2, 2026 After checking the soybean fields for replant possibilities yesterday, I could go and do a little bit today.  I replanted soybeans in drowned-out spots on the Steen and Steimel and Dunn farms.  I estimated about … Continue reading →

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Caught up… kind of

Posted on May 15, 2026 by casifarm

Friday, May 15, 2026 There is a light rain falling late this morning, and it is welcome.  It was getting dry again, but this will help. John finished late yesterday with the application of herbicide/fungicide on the corn fields.  He … Continue reading →

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Wheat harvest has wrapped up.

Posted on June 30, 2025 by casifarm

Monday, June 30, 2025 Wheat harvest wrapped up last Thursday evening.  We finished up at the Lett farm about 6pm, and by 8pm, we had the machines and headers and trucks moved back home.  It was a good feeling to … Continue reading →

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Yes, it was Monday… wheat harvest has started

Posted on June 24, 2025 by casifarm

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 We got started in the wheat crop here at the home farm yesterday.  It was a slow start, with some unforeseen repairs to the feeder drum in the JD RD40F header.  Plus, the Autotrac in Brandon’s … Continue reading →

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