Wet conditions are putting a slow start on harvest 2026 across parts of the Midwest. With special guest and Southeast Indiana based agronomist Jason Geis joining the conversation, this episode of Outstanding in Your Field discusses what wet weather could mean for soybean harvest and yield potential, including what growers may see from later-planted and fuller-season soybeans.
Sep 29
33 min
When Henry A. Wallace introduced his high-yielding hybrid “Copper Cross” corn seed in the late 1920s, it wasn’t just a new seed—it was the start of a new era in farming, changing what farmers could expect from their crops.
Sep 23
1 hr
In another special crossover episode, Kick'n Dirt co-host and Nebraska Product Agronomist Mike Wardyn talks with Outstanding in Your Field's Carl Joern about the ROI of fungicide.
With tar spot across the Corn Belt, they talk about an important question for growers: When is it still worth making a fungicide application?
Aug 27
41 min
What does it take to develop the next generation of high-performing corn hybrids?
Aug 5
52 min
Hosts Bryan Schrader and Carl Joern sit down with Dr. Lance Merrick and ask everything you ever wanted to know about corn breeding.
Jul 15
36 min
In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, Pioneer agronomists Crystal Williams and Carl Jorn break down the agronomic challenges many growers are facing as the 2026 growing season reaches its midpoint.
Jul 2
42 min
In this special crossover episode, Outstanding in Your Field host Carl Joern welcomes Kick'n Dirt co-host and Nebraska Product Agronomist Mike Wardyn for a boots-on-the-ground discussion about what farmers are seeing across corn country.
Jun 17
22 min
What are agronomists seeing across the Corn Belt as June begins? In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, hosts Bryan Schrader, Carl Jordan, and Crystal Williams discuss the wide range of field conditions shaping the 2026 growing season.
Jun 3
30 min
In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, Carl Joern, Brian Schrader, Crystal Williams, and Pioneer agronomists from across Illinois and Indiana share a boots-on-the-ground update on the 2026 growing season.
May 20
47 min
What really happens after you send a plant sample to the lab, and how does it impact what happens back in the field?
May 6
39 min
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