Outstanding in Your Field

Tar Spot in Corn: When Is Fungicide Still Worth It?

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 unders

How Pioneer Builds the Next Generation of Seed

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 an

AI Is Transforming Corn Breeding: Inside the Future of Pioneer Genetics

Hosts Bryan Schrader and Carl Joern sit down with Dr. Lance Merrick and ask everything you ever wanted to know about corn breeding.  From predictive modeling and genomi

Flooded Fields? What Growers Need to Know About Nitrogen, Disease & Heat Stress

In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, Pioneer agronomists Crystal Williams and Carl Joern break down the agronomic challenges many growers are facing as the 2026

A Tale of Two Crops: Nebraska Drought and Eastern Corn Belt Flooding

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-g

Early 2026 Agronomy Update: Herbicide Timing, Purple Corn & Dry June Concerns

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 dis

From Frost to Fast Starts: Updates from Across the Eastern Corn Belt

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-

How Plant Diagnostics Are Changing the Way We Fight Crop Disease

What really happens after you send a plant sample to the lab, and how does it impact what happens back in the field? In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, the te

Cold, Wet Soils? How Seed Treatments Buy You Time This Spring

Planting into less-than-ideal conditions is part of the game, but today’s seed treatments are changing how much risk farmers have to take. In this episode of Outstanding

Seed Quality Science, Systems & Stories

In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, the team sits down with Ryan White, Regional Production Director, to pull back the curtain on the full journey of seed from

Roots, Resilience, and the Next 100 Years

In this special anniversary episode of Outstanding in Your Field, the team celebrates 100 years of Pioneer reflecting on the people, progress, and purpose that shaped a c

Chasing Moisture, Not the Calendar: Planting Decisions That Drive Yield

In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, the Pioneer agronomy team breaks down what really impacts yield before the crop ever emerges. From dialing in planting depth

You Can Only Plant It Once (So Prep Your Planter)

In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, hosts Bryan Schrader, Carl Joern, and Crystal Williams sit down with planter technology specialists from Indiana and Illinoi

Soft Red Winter Wheat

In this episode, the team welcomes Pioneer Field Agronomist Scott Eversgerd. He's spent 23 years serving southern Illinois along the I-64 corridor—home to nearly half of

Introducing Outstanding in Your Field: Meet Your Hosts

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 f