Derek Johnson

Represent Blue River Hybrids organic corn & Forages in the Western USA (WA, OR, ID, CA, NV, UT, AZ). Love field pics. [email protected]

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

If you have a short growing season because of your altitude or proximity to an ocean, 05ES1 is a great choice. Don’t just resort to planting a short season cover crop every year just because you have a short growing season. Try 05ES1 instead!

[Blue River Organic Seed @blueriverseed]

Meet the newest addition to our corn and silage line-up: 05ES1. Very strong early season vigor and canopy closure are just a few of it's best features. Learn more here! #goblue https://t.co/Ugapp93Jse

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Sad to say, but I’ve left Blue River Hybrids for a career in insurance sales with Bankers Life. Please continue to follow @blueriverseed for updates on new products & seed deals. It’s been a blast-bye!

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Here’s a gander at our 18N16, a new hybrid that’s great if you’re growing a short-season lineup. If you’ve grown 14A91 in the past, you should try a few bags of 18N16 🌽 #fieldofdreams #plantcorn

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Awesome time last week seeing the little calves @ChicoState & then watching the big cows 🐮 line up to be milked at 5 o’clock! #organicdairy #milklife 🐄

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Thanks thanks to @ChicoState for this great cup! It was so great to be at your field day & meet so many great people!

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Excited to be here at the field day @ChicoState ! Going to be good day to learn, see customers, & give away some information & gifts ! #fieldday

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Quick run up to South Dakota yesterday to move some seed. They have snow too, & cows 🐄 are still cold, even if they get to munch on some #blueriverhybrids forage #longwinter ❄️ #farmallyear

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

It’s a frustratingly cold day in Nebraska, when we usually have no snow on the ground & 50 degrees at this time of year. Time to find a green ear of corn 🌽, just as the silk is turning brown #MondayMotivaton #growcorn #blueriverhybrids #Plant19

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Very thankful Gracy interviewed me & @maury_johnson about the state of the seed industry & the work @blueriverseed is doing to provide more quality options for organic farmers. Parts of this country need the hybrids we provide & other companies don’t raise.

[Grace Olmstead @gracyolmstead]

Wrote this article on economic consolidation in the seed industry for @amconmag — excited to share it with you today! https://t.co/ZpNjZ92XLQ

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Great time last week with the rest of the @blueriverseed staff in La Crosse, strategizing & planning for the upcoming year! Great time seeing all of you! #plant19 #growblue

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Setting up the @blueriverseed booth @MOSESConference ! Come by for the candies, stay for the information! #plantblue

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Can’t wait to see many of our great customers at MOSES next week! Time to learn & grow!

[MOSES Conference @MOSESConference]

It's almost time for #MOSES2019--here's a peek at the program! SOOO much to look forward to! 😍https://t.co/dMOoekk8Ke

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

An ear of corn 🌽 doesn’t happen by accident. Every kernel is cultivated by a farmer who spends 365 days a year pouring data & working his field, to ensure that each ear is maximized to its fullest potential, like this 33ND10 ear #MondayMotivation

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Just a glorious field of 57A30, back from mid-July last year. Soon it’ll be time to get the seed in the ground & grow the corn 🌽 #farmlife #plant19 #growblue

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

#FlashbackFriday to a Bold field of Skylark Alfalfa, which made for a bumper crop of hay! If you need Alfalfa to plant in March, contact us now! #growhay #plantblue

[MOSES Conference @MOSESConference]

Ron Rosmann, 2018 Organic Farmer of the Year, explains how he's farming in a changing climate. Catch his workshop on this topic at #MOSES2019. https://t.co/oZbib5bfvA

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

It may be freezing cold outside, but you can always go back in your pics & find warmer days. Corn will once again grow to its full potential in 2019! #plant19 #cornforthefuture 🌽

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Come get our cows kids ! 🐄 Although I have to say, the milk they produce stays a bit stale.

[Scott Ausborn @scott_ausborn]

We got cows. Lots of cows.

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Come see us at MOSES for some hot swag, seed tips, & great commadrie!

[Blue River Organic Seed @blueriverseed]

Blue River Organic Seed is sponsoring the 30th Annual MOSES Organic Farming Conference Feb. 21-23, 2019 in La Crosse, Wis. The conference, features workshops and a two-floor exhibit hall—come see us in booth 108. Find all the details at https://t.co/WTHJRC0OYj.

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Throwback to 56M30, 1 of our best selling hybrids for many years. These were from original seed production in Illinois. If you liked 56M30, you should be using 51T59 or 62G22 #farmsmart #MondayMotivation #plantblue

[Derek Johnson @DerekBlueRiver]

Whoa what happened to these ears of 70R50? Sometimes your production just doesn’t work out, but the important thing is to dig in & keep trying. This field disappointment was 6 years ago, but we’re still going strong #plantblue