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Yield of Dreams: Home Team Advantage at University of Illinois' Crop Physiology Field Day

Yield of Dreams: Home Team Advantage at University of Illinois' Crop Physiology Field Day

Update: 2025-09-30
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Sean and Andrew are back with another episode from the University of Illinois' Crop Physiology Field Day. We've got the home team advantage with insights straight from the source. 


 


The crew discusses:


✅ Multi-season fertilizer application planning


✅ SAAM rating for root architecture


✅ The difference in corn and soybeans' response to fertilizer


✅ A year-round approach to strip tillage


✅ The purpose behind the Crop Physiology Field Day


✅ A deep dive into sulfur


 


Meet the Guests:


🌱 Sam Leskanich is a doctoral agronomy student at the University of Illinois, focused on root architecture research using the SAAM rating.


🌱 Jared Fender is a senior research specialist and master's student at the University of Illinois, focused on building equipment to facilitate agronomy research trials. 


🌱 Connor Sible is an assistant professor at the University of Illinois and the host of the Crop Physiology Field Day.


 


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. By combining real-time updates from the field with expert insights from industry professionals, we help you achieve your highest yields yet. It's ag talk that just makes cents.


 


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Yield of Dreams: Home Team Advantage at University of Illinois' Crop Physiology Field Day

Yield of Dreams: Home Team Advantage at University of Illinois' Crop Physiology Field Day

Sean Blomgren & Andrew Penney