A Penney For Your Thoughts
A Penney For Your Thoughts
Sean Blomgren & Andrew Penney
Bridging Research and Reality with Purdue's Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti
1 hour 11 minutes Posted Jun 30, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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Sean and Andrew are back with Purdue's Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti to learn how nitrogen management and digital innovations research can be translated into practical solutions for growers. 
 
The crew discusses:
✅ The reality of nitrogen management
✅ What most growers are doing wrong when it comes to nitrogen
✅ How growers can make more informed decisions
✅ Turning formal research into practical management decisions
✅ How digital innovations are changing the way we farm
 
Meet the Guests:
🌱 Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti, a digital ag-focused quantitative agronomist, is an agronomy professor and co-director of the Institute for Digital and Advanced Agricultural Systems at Purdue University. Ignacio’s research explores the integration of crop eco-physiology and plant nutrition with data science, remote sensing and crop modeling tools. His career is focused on developing both the science and scholars who will push the agriculture industry forward. Follow Ignacio on X and Instagram.
 
More episodes you might like: 
Science of Nitrogen with Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti from Kansas State University
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Management of Nitrogen with Dr. Ignacio Ciampitti from Kansas State University
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Residue Management and Crop Physiology with Dr. Connor Sible - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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A Penney for Your Thoughts is hosted by Sean Blomgren, agronomist and owner of Blomgren Seed from Boone, Iowa, and Andrew Penney,  plant doctor and Preceon agronomy lead for Bayer Crop Science from Ames, Iowa. We cover all things agronomy and high-yield management, share what we're seeing in the field and bring in trusted voices from the industry to deliver timely, relevant insights that matter to your farm. It's ag talk that just makes cents.
 
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