Merschman Seeds Cup of Joe

Tune in every Saturday for a new episode of Merschman Seeds Cup of Joe! We share current events happening in the agricultural industry and educate you on our products to help you become profitable on your farm. You can also watch the video version of each episode on YouTube or visit our website at www.merschmanseeds.com for more information. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don't miss future episodes!

Identifying Weeds, Black Cutworm & Considering Corn Replant

Watch the video version here. We share lots of photos and information on screen in this episode: https://youtu.be/UmhgAKS_AuIOn this episode:🌱Hear about technology Ben uses to identify weeds when deciding what herbicides to use.🌱Black Cutworm estimated cutting dates are available. Are you scouting your fields?🌱We share insight on corn replant and maintaining yield potential from Iowa State and Purdue University.🌱 Happy Mother's Day from everyone at Merschman SeedsPicture This Plant Identifier App:https://www.picturethisai.comSpring Moth Trapping Update via ILSoyAdvisor:https://www.ilsoyadvisor.com/spring-moth-trapping-update/Start Scouting for Black Cutworm in Emerged Corn via Iowa State University:https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/cropnews/2024/05/start-scouting-black-cutworm-emerged-cornBlack Cutworm via Integrated Pest Management, University of Missouri:https://ipm.missouri.edu/pestMonitoring/bcw/index.cfmFlip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

05-11
21:15

Tools and Tips for the Remaining Planting Season

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/lWUrdHc4f84On this episode:🌱We share tools and tips you can utilize when it comes to wet weather and delayed planting.🌱How does planting depth affect growth of the plant?🌱Hear a market update from Turk.Useful Links from this episode:Hybrid Maturity Decisions for Delayed Plantinghttps://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/timeless/HybridMaturityDelayedPlant.htmlU2U Decision Support Tools - Corn GDDhttps://mygeohub.org/groups/u2u/purdue_gddUse of the Late-Spring Soil Nitrate Test in Iowa Corn Productionhttps://store.extension.iastate.edu/Product/5259Forecasts:https://ag-wx.com/meteograms/action_3_zing.phphttps://ag-wx.com/meteograms/sites/15106.htmlFlip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

05-04
22:35

Maintaining Yield Potential & An Emergence Update

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Cio0STGlCBgOn this episode:🌱How do growing degree units affect crop performance?🌱Turk has an update on the markets.🌱Hear some news on our new Katie 16 brand hyper-early wheat that’ll be offered in 2025.Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

04-27
14:48

Planting Guides, Fungicides & Invasive Insects

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/6sgvB30j24AOn this episode:🌱How do conditions affect crops after planting? Dick Moore’s 2024 Planting Guide is available on our website and linked below.🌱Hear from Ben about a new fungicide in our Starting Line corn seed treatment and the benefit it provides.🌱Dylan gives insight on factors that can inflict early stress on the plant and herbicide carryover that can affect yield.🌱Ben summarizes an article from Iowa State on Bean Leaf Beetles and how they can reduce your yield.Starting Line Corn Seed Treatment:https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn/corn-treatmentDick Moore’s 2024 Planting Guide:https://merschmanseeds.com/merschmedia/planting-guidesFlip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

04-20
17:11

Predictive Ag Report & Northwest Iowa Updates

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/SZJjuu0INsgOn this episode:🌱Ben has some highlights from Pattern Ag’s Predictive Ag report. It is linked below!🌱Lynn took a road trip up to Northwest Iowa on Wednesday and has an update on things he saw.🌱Stick around for a couple Corny Jokes!Pattern Ag's Predictive Ag Report PDF:https://bit.ly/3vPF4okFlip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

04-13
11:39

Gearing up for the 2024 Planting Season

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Gkgy0A_04NEOn this episode:🌱Hear about new, innovative products & practices we’re keeping an eye on to better advise you in the future to maintain yield potential.🌱Dylan plans to strip till his farm this year. Hear how he’ll implement this practice to hit his yield goal.🌱Ben & Dylan plan to continue tissue sampling this year. How will this research pay off when it comes to yield?Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

04-06
12:45

Cup of Joe: Hyper-Early & Untreated Wheat, Planting Early in Cooler Conditions & The USDA Report

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/PG2pohK1FyUOn this episode:🌱Lynn was on the road looking at untreated wheat in Illinois this past week. Hear about planting conditions, stand counts, even emergence & what’s to come for hyper-early & untreated wheat.🌱Hear from Ben how seed treatment and other factors are important to consider  when planting early in cooler conditions.🌱Turk summarizes the latest USDA Report.Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

03-30
22:33

Weather Forecasts, Continued Education for the Season & Test Plot Projects

Watch the video version here, we show lots of weather forecast visuals on screen in this episode: https://youtu.be/D9t0FEhdNoAOn this episode:🌱 Ben shows us a couple soil moisture maps. He also has an update on weather forecasts by Eric Snodgrass.🌱Dylan and Avery have a recap from our sales team meeting this week. They learned lots of new information; from our Starting Line seed treatment, Trunemco, wheat & alfalfa management & more.🌱Dylan updates us on projects he’s working on at test plots in West Point. Nutrien’s Weather Forecast by Eric Snodgrass:https://ag-wx.comHenbit:https://news.utcrops.com/2021/03/henbit-and-purple-deadnettle/Assessing frost/freeze damage to emerged soybeans | Michigan State University Extension:https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/assessing-low-temperature-injury-to-soybeansFreeze Injury to Nebraska Wheat by Robert N. Klein, Extension Cropping Systems Specialist:https://extensionpubs.unl.edu/publication/ec132/pdf/view/ec132-2014.pdfEffects of Late Spring Frost on Alfalfa by Sara Bauder, SDSU Extension Forage Field Specialist | SDSUE:https://extension.sdstate.edu/effects-late-spring-frost-alfalfa#:~:text=When%20temperatures%20stay%20near%20or,will%20not%20likely%20affect%20yield.0-100cm Soil Moisture Percentile | March 22, 2024https://weather.ndc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/basicLooper.pl?category=lis_CONUS&initialize=first&regex=vsm0-100percent_20240322

03-23
26:07

A Xyway Fungicide Discussion

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/FsrMGqnbI0gOn this episode:🌱 Jason Batterson from FMC joins us for a Xyway fungicide discussion.For more information on Xyway visit www.fmcagus.comFlip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

03-16
32:27

An America's Alfalfa Update with Regional Agronomist Mitchell Oswald

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/q-N0j6FvOFsOn this episode:🌱 We have an action-packed episode all about America’s Alfalfa! Regional Agronomist Mitchell Oswald joins us with lots of great information on alfalfa.🌱Hear all about seed prep, establishing a good stand, soil conditions, fertilization, do’s and don’ts of a companion crop, insects, America’s Alfalfa varieties and changes in the alfalfa industry.America’s Alfalfa:https://www.americasalfalfa.comFlip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

03-09
41:49

New Wheat Data & Preparing for Planting Season

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/YTM9NqLR0MkOn this episode:🌱Ben shares wheat data on nutrient uptake & timing from the RealAgriculture Wheat School.🌱Crop Insurance prices are set. It’s time to make crop insurance decisions; the deadline is fast approaching.🌱Stay tuned for Cup of Joe next week! Mitchell Oswald from America’s Alfalfa joins us for an alfalfa update on what’s coming down the pipeline.Wheat School: Understanding nutrient uptake for higher yielding winter wheat from RealAgriculture:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zsw_Le6c-ohttps://www.realagriculture.com/wheat-school/Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

03-02
18:35

Tracking Wheat Growth & Our Soybean Selection Process

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/A2J3Evpr4BkOn this episode:🌱Ben shares trait chart information from Texas A&M. Check out the trait table below.🌱We share an experiment with our wheat to track how fast wheat grows in a day to day scenario.🌱Hear about our soybean selection process and the steps we take to bring you the highest yielding soybean products on the market.  The Handy Bt Trait Table:https://merschmanseeds.com/uploads/images/BT_Trait_Table.pdfWatch Cup of Joe with Phil Needham on wheat:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QMdRFkVLiMCheck out our Soybean Selection Process in the 2024 Product Guide:https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

02-24
21:21

An Update from Moore Planter Works & Precision Planting

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/xEeHPVx-0MwOn this episode:🌱Caleb Moore from Moore Planter Works and Gavin Burgess from Precision Planting join us! Hear an overview of wear parts and general planter maintenance as well as discussing innovations from Precision Planting.Follow Caleb & Moore Planter Works, LLC:https://www.facebook.com/mooreplanterworks/https://www.instagram.com/mooreplanterworks/https://twitter.com/mooreplanterwo1Follow Precision Planting:https://www.facebook.com/precisionplanting/https://www.instagram.com/precision.planting/https://twitter.com/precisionplantCheck out the last time Caleb and Gavin were on Merschman Seeds' Cup of Joe:https://youtu.be/_ntNuEcOY8c?si=g5gVQZXiJdcDoa3-Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide:https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

02-17
33:31

A Discussion on the Latest Dicamba Label News

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/fayYeC7qwTEOn this episode:🌱Ben has new soil moisture data comparing this week and November 2023 moisture levels across the United States.🌱Turk has a WASDE Report update🌱We have a discussion on the Dicamba label news.Soil Moisture Maps that Ben mentions:https://weather.ndc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/basicLooper.pl?category=lis_CONUS&initialize=first&regex=vsm0-100percent_20240209 https://weather.ndc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/basicLooper.pl?category=lis_CONUS&initialize=first&regex=vsm0-100percent_20231111 https://ag-wx.com/NASA/latest.gifFlip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

02-10
20:13

Skunks, The Iowa Ag Expo & PowerCore® Enlist® Corn Data

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/_G7nKo2RipgOn this episode:🌱 We spent the week at the Iowa Ag Expo! Hear a recap from our experience there. 🌱Dylan has new data on our PowerCore Enlist Corn! See how well our products yield against the competition in different environments.🌱If you're considering planting alfalfa, we have great supply of America's Alfalfa.Iowa Ag Expo:https://iowaagexpo.comAmerica's Alfalfa:https://merschmanseeds.com/products/alfalfaFlip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

02-03
15:37

An In-Depth Look at our Starting Line Seed Treatments

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/hjKpECLMbcsOn this episode:🌱Hear new information about our seed treatments; Starting Line and Starting Line Plus with Saltro and Trunemco. Ben shares more in-depth information from our seed treatment supplier.🌱Merschman Seeds Powercore® Enlist® corn is in good supply here at Merschman Seeds.Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

01-27
14:58

Special Guest Phil Needham Joins us for a Wheat Discussion

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/5QMdRFkVLiMOn this episode:🌱Area Sales Manager Brett Ward & Phil Needham from Needham Ag Technologies join us! Phil specializes in intensive wheat management for maximum yields. He gives insight on his research & experience in all aspects of wheat production.Needham Ag Technologies:http://www.needhamag.com/Canopeo App: A free app which can be downloaded to calculate % leaf cover at the jointing stage:https://canopeoapp.com/#/loginhttps://mrcc.purdue.edu/https://www.climatehubs.usda.gov/hubs/midwestFlip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

01-20
01:00:53

Meeting Season is Underway

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/b6MrLoz2QFEOn this episode:🌱Hear summaries of the Land Investment Expo & the Iowa State Burlington Crop Advantage Series meetings that we attended this past week.Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

01-13
33:32

A 2024 FARMCON Discussion & Planting Date Trial Results

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/DtkAb_wP7aAOn this episode:🌱Ben talks about a planting date trial conducted by ISU Southeast Research Farm as well as a wheat intercrop, double crop soybean study that the research farm conducted.  🌱Lynn and Dylan attended FARMCON in Kansas City, MO this week. Hear what they learned, what’s going on now and what’s coming down the pipeline in the ag industry.ISU’s Research & Demonstration Farms:https://farms.cals.iastate.edu/project/southeast-research-and-demonstration-farmCheck out FarmCon:https://www.farmcon.comFlip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

01-06
34:06

Our 2024 Predictions

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Hz8F_5O4JrcOn this episode:🌱Hear our predictions for 2024! Happy New Year from all of us at Merschman Seeds!Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2024 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guideCheck out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

12-30
29:48

Recommend Channels