Author Archives: Josh Erwin (Nebraska)

About Josh Erwin (Nebraska)

Josh enjoys college football and spending time outdoors.

Is Water A Concern? Have No Fear! Visit Syngenta at Husker Harvest Days This Year

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Josh Erwin (Nebraska)

I hope you are all enjoyed the cooler temperatures this past week, I know I did. Just how hot has it been? The map shows that eastern Nebraska temperatures averaged 2-5 degrees higher in July than the 15-year average. Although most of the hottest conditions occurred over pollination, the corn that I have seen looks to be okay. We are lucky that most areas of eastern Nebraska have seen rain. But what would have happened if we hadn’t? That’s where … Continue reading →

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When is it Time to Say “Enough is Enough”?

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Josh Erwin (Nebraska)

I just got back from shutting off my east pivot, one of two that we operate on our family farm. It has definitely been a drier summer here in northeast Nebraska, thus the pivots have had a higher-than-normal workout. For those of you with all the rain, you could send a little my way every once in a while! As I was driving home I was thinking to myself, “I wonder how many more passes I am going to need … Continue reading →

Posted in Corn, Harvest, Irrigation, Nebraska, Profitability, Syngenta, Water Optimization | View Comments

It All Began 30 Years Ago

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Josh Erwin (Nebraska)

Finally, time to take a few minutes in the office.  Dealer training meetings, grower meetings, thousands of phone calls with questions ranging from product  placement, planter adjustment, to “What’s the earliest that I can start planting?” have been the running themes over the past three weeks.  March has arrived, the snow is melting and that “little something” in the air has started.  That feeling and anticipation that I have known for 30 years now has begun once again.  For those … Continue reading →

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Out with the Old, In with the New: A 2010 Agronomy Year in Review!

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Josh Erwin (Nebraska)

As 2011 begins, now is a great time to reflect back on the past year. Was it what everyone expected?  If that was the case, then we would all make a ton of money, right? I had a grower once tell me, “I don’t have 20 years of experience farming, I have had one year of experience as a farmer 20 times!”  There is a lot of truth in that statement. Every year is different and this year has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Corn, Disease, Genetic diversity, Harvest, Nebraska, Western Plains | View Comments

Ready, set, harvest!

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Josh Erwin (Nebraska)

The green flags are waving and the harvest race has begun in the western plains, but there is a long road before the checkered flag is waved. This road will surely bring its challenges along the way, obstacles to maneuver around and pit stops that must be taken. But harvest also brings many rewards and victories. Here is a brief update for the first lap of the harvest race: Silage and high moisture harvest began over a month ago across … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: “Goss’s Wilt Invades the East”

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Josh Erwin (Nebraska)

Sounds a bit like an army gathering the troops, planning their covert operations, and preparing to march eastward into battle.  You might be thinking, “Why I am I reading about an army marching into battle? I thought this was an agronomy blog.”  Yes, you are correct, this is an agronomy blog and the army under discussion  is a bacterial disease making its way eastward. Thinking back to my days of scouting fields in north central Nebraska, I remember when I … Continue reading →

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