Pioneer Agronomy: Indiana

Episod

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  How Plant Diagnostics Are Changing the Way We Fight Crop Disease 06.05.2026 40min

  What really happens after you send a plant sample to the lab, and how does it impact what happens back in the field?
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  Chasing Moisture, Not the Calendar: Planting Decisions That Drive Yield 27.03.2026 58min

  Planting season is go-time. But the biggest wins aren’t about speed, they’re about precision where it matters most. If you’re chasing yield this season, start here, and press play.
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  You Can Only Plant It Once (So Prep Your Planter) 11.03.2026 37min

  In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, hosts Bryan Schrader, Carl Joern, and Crystal Williams sit down with planter technology specialists from Indiana and Illinois about the must-check maintenance items growers should tackle before the first pass across the field.
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  Soft Red Winter Wheat 04.03.2026 39min

  In this episode, the team welcomes Pioneer Field Agronomist Scott Eversgerd. He's spent 23 years serving southern Illinois along the I-64 corridor—home to nearly half of Illinois’ soft red winter wheat acres.
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  Harvesting What We've Learned 08.10.2025 33min

  Hosts Brian Schrader and Carl Joern take a moment to look back on five years of the Indiana Pioneer Agronomy Podcast — from its early days discussing dicamba regulations to today’s in-depth field updates and industry insights. Join them for gratitude, agronomic updates, and an open call to help define the evolution of this long-running, award-winning podcast.
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  The 2025 Pioneer Product Draft: Corn & Soybean Standouts 24.09.2025 20min

  It’s draft day on the Indiana Pioneer Agronomy Podcast! Carl Joern and Brian Schrader are joined by fellow agronomists Kyle Quick, Brian Early, Chelsea Whitcomb, and innovation manager Sean O’Malley for their annual product draft.
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  Farming in the Past and the Present 10.09.2025 40min

  In this special episode of the Indiana Pioneer Agronomy Podcast, agronomist Brian Schrader sits down with his father, Keith Schrader, to reflect on a lifetime of farming in Blackford County, Indiana.
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  Scouting for Tassel Wrap 18.08.2025 42min

  In this episode, Pioneer agronomists Brian Schrader and Carl Joern welcome back Dr. Dan Quinn from Purdue University to unpack one of the most talked-about agronomic topics of the season—tassel wrap in corn.
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  Southern Rust Surprises & Late-Season Scouting Strategies 13.08.2025 29min

  In this episode of the Indiana Pioneer Agronomy Podcast, Ben Jacob and Carl Joern dig into an unusual outbreak of southern rust across Indiana, Illinois, and even into the northern Corn Belt. They share how to identify the disease, why its arrival this year is out of the ordinary, and strategies for fungicide timing to protect yield and standability.
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  Managing Crop Disease with Dr. Darcy Telenko 16.07.2025 39min

  In this episode of the Indiana Pioneer Agronomy Podcast, hosts Carl Joern and Brian Schrader are joined by Dr. Darcy Telenko, Field Crops Pathologist and Extension Specialist at Purdue University, for a timely discussion on crop disease management.
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  Heat Wave Thresholds for Corn and Soybeans 02.07.2025 34min

  Join agronomists Brian Schrader and Carl Joern for the latest Indiana Pioneer Agronomy Podcast. In this episode, they dive into the impact of recent heat waves on Indiana crops, discussing critical temperature thresholds for corn and soybeans, and how high temperatures affect pollination and yield potential.
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  Spring Weather, On Repeat 18.06.2025 14min

  In this episode of the Indiana Pioneer Agronomy Podcast, host Ben Jacob checks in solo with timely updates from the field. After one of the wettest planting seasons on record, Ben shares insights on how southern Indiana growers are managing through excessive rainfall, delayed planting, and now rising temperatures.
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  Delayed Planting, Purple Corn and Herbicide Cutoffs 04.06.2025 30min

  If you're seeing your corn turn purple, don't panic. It shouldn't affect yield.
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  Weather Whiplash and Crop Resilience 20.05.2025 33min

  In this episode, Agronomist Carl Joern talks Brian Schrader and Ben Jacob, also Pioneer agronomists, to unpack a week of wild weather across Indiana—including damaging storms, torrential rainfall, an EF2 tornado and even a Dust Bowl-style “haboob.” The team dives into regional crop conditions, planting progress and field damage assessments following the storm system that swept through on May 16.
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  Planting Begins in Northern Indiana 07.05.2025 42min

  In this episode of the Indiana Pioneer Agronomy Podcast, host Carl Joern talks with Dan Quinn, who is a corn crop specialist with Purdue University Extension.
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  Planting Progress, Weather and Weed Control Tips 24.04.2025 29min

  Spring is underway across Indiana, and activity is ramping up in the fields. In this episode, Pioneer agronomists Brian Schrader and Ben Jacob check in from the eastern and southern parts of the state to discuss early season fieldwork progress—including corn and soybean planting, anhydrous ammonia application and the challenges of variable weather conditions.
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  Site-Specific Weed Management with Dr. Tommy Butts 09.04.2025 34min

  In this episode, Carl Joern, Brian Schrader, and Ben Jacob are joined by Dr. Tommy Butts, Extension Weed Scientist at Purdue University, to discuss practical and emerging strategies for weed management in the Midwest.
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  Top Five Tips For Increasing Yield In 2025 27.03.2025 38min

  Pat Reeg, field agronomist for Corteva based in Bloomington, IL, joins the show with his top five tips for improving yield in 2025.
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  Waterhemp Management For Soybean Growers 12.03.2025 46min

  During this episode of the Pioneer Indiana Agronomy Podcast, Nick Hedden talks with hosts Carl Joern and Brian Shrader about waterhemp management in soybean fields.
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  Sulfur And Its Relationship With Nitrogen 26.02.2025 36min

  We simply do not have as much sulfur in the soil as we used to. For farmers in the Midwest, its becoming increasingly important to consider adding it to the soil.