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Hauling corn to market

Posted on February 2, 2026 by casifarm

Monday, February 2, 2026 Two trucks are busy today.  Brandon K is taking corn to ADM at Newburgh, Indiana and Brandon D is delivering corn to GPC at Washington.  The main highways are clear and dry; the county roads are … Continue reading →

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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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Drying out?

Posted on May 7, 2025 by casifarm

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 We had a really nice day yesterday, in the low 70s, with brilliant sunshine.  Today, there are a few clouds, but it is warming up again nicely.  Monday of this week was the 7th day in … Continue reading →

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Good news and bad news on a Monday

Posted on April 21, 2025 by casifarm

April 21, 2025 Well, let’s start with the bad news… we got rain again over the weekend.  In two separate rain events, we received about 1.3″ (33mm).  That’s enough to keep us out of the fields again for a few … Continue reading →

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another fluffy 5″ of snow…

Posted on January 11, 2025 by casifarm

Saturday, January 11, 2025 Yesterday afternoon and evening, we received more snow.  It was beautiful… no wind, just big fluffy flakes drifting down.  We waited until this morning to start clearing it away, for we wanted the snowfall to stop … Continue reading →

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Another pre-wheat step

Posted on May 31, 2024 by casifarm

Friday, May 31, 2024 We got out the JD RD40F header in the cool of the morning, and attached it to the new JD S780 combine.   After getting the cutterbar locked up, I went through what seemed like a bazillion … Continue reading →

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Almost done…

Posted on April 1, 2024 by casifarm

Monday, April 1, 2024 It has rained (lightly) off and on today.  The construction crew #2, responsible for the walls and roof of the new building finished their work early this afternoon.  Now, we wait for crew #3 to install … Continue reading →

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Frosty morning

Posted on December 11, 2023 by casifarm

Monday, December 11, 2023 There is a sugar coating on everything outside this morning.  It’s the coldest morning so far this month.  Just Friday and Saturday, we had 60ºF (15C), but today we are starting off at 21ºF (-6C).  Quite … Continue reading →

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Drizzly morning

Posted on June 19, 2023 by casifarm

Monday, June 19, 2023 It’s a cloudy and damp morning here at the farm.  We only received 0.1″ (3mm) rain so far today, and not much more is expected.  Right now it is 69ºF (21C).  So the day is cool … Continue reading →

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