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Outstanding in Your Field

Pioneer Seed

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 (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.

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S1 · E18
August 27 · 41 min
Tar Spot in Corn: When Is Fungicide Still Worth It?
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?
S1 · E17
August 5 · 52 min
How Pioneer Builds the Next Generation of Seed
What does it take to develop the next generation of high-performing corn hybrids?
S1 · E16
July 15 · 36 min
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.
S1 · E15
July 2 · 42 min
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 Jorn break down the agronomic challenges many growers are facing as the 2026 growing season reaches its midpoint.
S1 · E14
June 17 · 22 min
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-ground discussion about what farmers are seeing across corn country.
S1 · E13
June 3 · 30 min
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 discuss the wide range of field conditions shaping the 2026 growing season.
S1 · E11
May 20 · 47 min
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-ground update on the 2026 growing season.
S1 · E10
May 6 · 39 min
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?
S1 · E7
April 27 · 33 min
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.
S1 · E9
April 22 · 37 min
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 the field all the way to the bag.
S1 · E8
April 21 · 17 min
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 century of agriculture. From early innovation in hybrid seed corn to today’s cutting-edge advancements, the conversation traces how far the industry has come and where it’s headed next.
S1 · E6
March 27 · 58 min
Chasing Moisture, Not the Calendar: Planting Decisions That Drive Yield
Planting season is go-time! But the biggest wins aren’t about speed, they’re about precision where it matters most. If you’re chasing yield this season, start here, and press play.
S1 · E5
March 11 · 36 min
You Can Only Plant It Once (So Prep Your Planter)
As planting season creeps closer, the little details in your setup can make or break a crop before the first seedling emerges.
S1 · E4
March 5 · 38 min
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 Illinois’ soft red winter wheat acres.
S1 · E2
March 3 · 11 min
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 farming.

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