Outstanding in Your Field

A challenging 2026 growing season has left growers with plenty to think about heading into harvest and into 2027.In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, Pioneer Field Agronomist Troy Deutmeyer joins Crystal Williams and Carl Joern to talk through corn residue management and why what happens behind the combine can make a difference next spring.Their conversation covers residue sizing and distribution, tillage and no-till systems, biological residue decomposition products, cover crops and the role of soil biology in breaking down high-yielding corn residue.The team also discusses what growers are seeing during the 2026 harvest, including discolored soybeans following a hot, wet growing season, nutrient considerations when removing corn stalks, European corn borer pressure and an encouraging decline in corn rootworm populations across parts of the Midwest. Outstanding in Your Field is the podcast created for farmers and powered by Pioneer Agronomy—bringing you trusted insights and proven solutions to fuel forward-thinking farming.Hosted by agronomists Brian Schrader (eastern Indiana), Carl Joern (northwest Indiana/northeast Illinois), and Crystal Williams (northern Illinois), this show delivers timely, practical agronomic advice you can apply directly to your fields across the Eastern Corn Belt.

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.The conversation also dives into Red Crown Rot, an emerging, soil-borne soybean disease being identified in more fields across the Midwest. Geis has been battling Red Crown Rot with growers since 2022 and discusses how they've learned to spot it. "The best thing you can do is make a plan," says Geis. "This disease is spreading. If you think if you have red crown rot, you're going to want to make a plan when those fields go back to beans. Get someone out there who knows what they are looking for. We can use some of the tools we've got in the toolbox today to help protect yield."  Outstanding in Your Field is the podcast created for farmers and powered by Pioneer Agronomy—bringing you trusted insights and proven solutions to fuel forward-thinking farming.Hosted by agronomists Brian Schrader (eastern Indiana), Carl Joern (northwest Indiana/northeast Illinois), and Crystal Williams (northern Illinois), this show delivers timely, practical agronomic advice you can apply directly to your fields across the Eastern Corn Belt.

A few years later, as drought and dust storms devastated farms across the Midwest, Pioneer 307 gave farmers another reason to keep planting. In 1936, nearly 30% of Iowa’s corn acres failed, making the search for better-performing hybrids more important than ever.Fast forward nearly 100 years, and the work continues. Pioneer is still breeding corn hybrids, still studying what makes plants perform, and still looking for ways to help farmers get more from every acre.On this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, Bryan Schrader, Carl Joern and Crystal Williams sit down with Pioneer’s resident historian Lance Gibson to explore the story behind Copper Cross and the milestones that helped shape both Pioneer and modern agriculture.Dig deeper into Pioneer’s history: ⁠https://www.corteva.com/products-and-services/seeds/pioneer100.html⁠Learn more about Henry Wallace: ⁠https://www.farmprogress.com/names-in-the-news/how-henry-a-wallace-sowed-seeds-of-success⁠ Outstanding in Your Field is the podcast created for farmers and powered by Pioneer Agronomy—bringing you trusted insights and proven solutions to fuel forward-thinking farming.Hosted by agronomists Brian Schrader (eastern Indiana), Carl Joern (northwest Indiana/northeast Illinois), and Crystal Williams (northern Illinois), this show delivers timely, practical agronomic advice you can apply directly to your fields across the Eastern Corn Belt.

As Carl explains to Pioneer Agronomists Mike Wardyn, Kevin Keller, and Kevin Kowalaski, the goal isn’t simply to spray on a predetermined calendar date. It’s about understanding disease development, the environment and the crop in front of you — and making an application when it has the best chance of protecting yield and delivering a return.  Listen for a conversation about Pioneer’s Fungicide Timing Solution, disease thresholds, fungicide timing, hybrid selection, late-season plant health, and the role weather plays in disease development.  The group also discusses what growers can learn from this year’s tar spot pressure, including how to scout earlier, document disease development, and make management decisions based on the specific hybrid, environment, and crop stage.     Outstanding in Your Field is the podcast created for farmers and powered by Pioneer Agronomy—bringing you trusted insights and proven solutions to fuel forward-thinking farming.Hosted by agronomists Brian Schrader (eastern Indiana), Carl Joern (northwest Indiana/northeast Illinois), and Crystal Williams (northern Illinois), this show delivers timely, practical agronomic advice you can apply directly to your fields across the Eastern Corn Belt.

What does it take to develop the next generation of high-performing corn hybrids? In celebration of Pioneer's 100th anniversary, hosts Bryan Schrader, Crystal Williams and Carl Joern sit down with Geoff Graham, Vice President of Seed Product Development, for a behind-the-scenes look at the research, technology and people driving a century of innovation. Geoff shares how advances in predictive breeding, genomics, drone technology, artificial intelligence and data analytics are accelerating product development while keeping growers at the center of every decision. From the evolution of local breeding programs to the future of gene editing, this conversation explores how Pioneer continues to deliver stronger genetics, greater consistency and increased yield potential for farmers. Outstanding in Your Field is the podcast created for farmers and powered by Pioneer Agronomy—bringing you trusted insights and proven solutions to fuel forward-thinking farming.Hosted by agronomists Brian Schrader (eastern Indiana), Carl Joern (northwest Indiana/northeast Illinois), and Crystal Williams (northern Illinois), this show delivers timely, practical agronomic advice you can apply directly to your fields across the Eastern Corn Belt.