by kbonen@esiagconsulting.com | Mar 21, 2019 | Nebraska Flood
As a native Nebraskan and inhabitant of Northeast Nebraska, where the “Flood of ‘19” and the “bomb cyclone” devastated many communities throughout the Midwest, I feel compelled to say something. Sitting in my office in Wisner, NE on Wednesday morning, March 13, 2019,...
by kbonen@esiagconsulting.com | Mar 6, 2019 | Chemical Resistance, Fungicide Resistance, Herbicide Resistance, Insecticide, Superbug
When you have a cough, the sniffles, a fever, or just plain feel awful for a long enough amount of time, chances are you’ll be headed to the doctor’s office. Your doctor may prescribe antibiotics to kill the “germs” causing your symptoms. Recently, there has been...
by kbonen@esiagconsulting.com | Jan 23, 2019 | Field Variability, Variable Rate Technology, Yield Maps
Many producers already use technology in their fields. Whether it is variable rate fertilizer based on grid soil samples, a yield monitor during harvest, or using different planting rates in your dryland corners than under your pivot, there are benefits to having a...
by kbonen@esiagconsulting.com | Dec 28, 2018 | Smart Phone
I was packing my bag for another day, and the last thing I grabbed was my smart phone. I realized just how large it had grown when compared to my little flip phone I had years before, when texting was a new idea and having a camera that even took grainy pictures...
by kbonen@esiagconsulting.com | Dec 13, 2018 | Dirt, Soil
I didn’t begin my University education in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. I was pre-med. I loved biology. But as I looked down the long road of required coursework in order to earn my M.D. and realized...
