Join Craig & Eric on Field Trials Unleashed, where they discuss agronomic trials, products, practices, and what it takes to generate profitability on a modern farm. Craig and Eric are both professional agronomist for Illini FS, both are incredibly passionate about their careers, and want to share both the fundamentals of agronomy and what it takes to obtain higher yields and to be sustainably long term profitable.
Derailed by Covid-19 in 2021, we took a long leave of absence to make changes, improve, and get back on track for 2022. We are excited to have a new studio, change up the podcast format, and to bring even better information for the season ahead. Reflecting back on 2021, it was certainly a year to remember, but the silver lining is that we did learn a lot in the fields. Follow us as we discuss what we learned, begin to build back an even better podcast, and start implementing new ideas and concepts into our social media platforms! It's going to be an exciting year!
15 Jul 2021
Sn. 1 Ep. 14- Know Your 2021 Fall Budget
In the latest episode of Field Trials Unleashed, Craig & Eric discuss the importance of knowing your budget number for fall inputs as we navigate increasing input cost for fall 2021. They provide some ideas on how to possibly reduce fertilizer usage or at least better utilize the purchased fertilizer that fits into your budget. Additionally, as growers are moving into fungicide applications, it's their last chance to clean up any volunteer corn that may be still hanging around; Craig & Eric discuss the labels of both Fusilade and products like Select Max or Clethodim that can best be utilized in a Fungicide pass.
8 Jul 2021
Sn. 1 Ep. 13- Dr. Kleczweski on Disease, Insects, and Best Management Practices
Sit down and buckle in for a real 45+ min. conversation with Dr. Kleczweski on a host of topics ranging from disease to Soybean Cyst Nematode. Staying true to our theme of using good agronomy, we also discuss Best Management Practices, not jumping to quick conclusions, and plenty of scouting to truly understand what's going on in the fields. We think everyone can learn something from this episode!
30 Jun 2021
Sn. 1 Ep. 12- Early Planted Beans Weed Management
After a 1 month hiatus focusing on their primary careers, Craig & Eric are back in the studio to discuss the possibility of a 3 pass Crop Protection plan for weed management in soybeans. They also discuss the abundant examples of crop response from chemicals both intended applications and from drift. Before ending this segment both take turns in catching everyone up with the field trials they have been working on for the last few weeks.
18 May 2021
Sn 1. Ep. 11 Andy Folta with Climate Fieldview
Buckle in for a little longer of an episode because it's worth listening to Craig & Eric discuss everything Climate Fieldview with Andy Folta. From the latest updates to map anything kits on plow pulling donkeys. Andy is very consistent with the theme of compatibility and the ability of Climate Fieldview to fit every operation, every age of equipment, and every color. Craig & Eric tried to view into the crystal ball for future plans and it sounds like a lot of things in the developmental stage, but growers will have to wait to see what makes it to final production.
11 May 2021
Sn 1. Ep. 10 Regional vs National Recs.
Not all data is created equal; Craig & Eric express concerns with listening to broad level recommendations from National Consultants, even if they are well intended. Agriculture is great at marketing "stuff", but to remain profitable a grower needs to understand why they are using that particular product and ask themselves what problem it's addressing on their operation. Cheaper isn't always better, so having an understanding of what is in your product will also have a profound impact on your operation; sometimes generic manufactures eliminate key ingredients such as safeners to preserve their margins and market low cost goods to the consumer. Craig & Eric finish wrap up this segment with local events such as cutworm moth counts, a bean leaf beetle sighting, and wheat fungicide timings.
29 Apr 2021
Sn 1. Ep. 9 2021 Season Update
With a rain delay, Craig & Eric had a chance to get back in the studio and put together a season update of what they have been up to. In addition to the daily job requirements, they are also pushing field trials out the door and have accumulated over 20 trials placed already this season. Listen to them discuss the addition of time lapse cameras and scripted trial applications as they attempt to squeeze trials onto each field of custom spraying they do.
23 Apr 2021
Sn1. Ep. 8 Randy Niver on Frost Injury & Replant
We get to know Randy Niver Technical Agronomist with Dekalb/Asgrow and then discuss the risk factors and symptoms of frost injury from April freezing temperatures & snow. Randy addresses replant supply before giving us an idea of what kind of products are coming down the pipeline from Bayer Crop Sciences.
20 Apr 2021
Sn.1- Ep. 7 April Snow, Dr. Howard Brown, & Carbon Credits
As Craig & Eric are snowed out in April, they take a minute to discuss On Farm Discovery, M.O.M, and the environment with the one and only Dr. Howard Brown. Cold Water Imbibition is at the forefront with the precipitation and temperatures in East Central Illinois, so Craig & Eric dive into talking about what it is and why it's impactful in the first 24-48 hours. They conclude the Episode with a broad view on Carbon Credits and how they are impacting the agriculture industry.
14 Apr 2021
Sn.1- Ep. 6 Guest Tom Hogan on Liberty Applications
Craig and Eric discuss cold weather planting & burndown considerations, best label practices for use of Dicamba and 2,4-D ahead of soybeans, and finish by talking to guest Tom Hogan with Precision Laboratories about best management practices utilizing Liberty or Dicamba in your 2021 crop protection program.
Follow us on Twitter @TrialsUnleashed, @bloemkercraig, or @EricB_IlliniFS to receive future episodes and referenced agronomy articles.
10 Apr 2021
Sn.1- Ep. 5 Rainy Day Random Thoughts
Updates from the field as we get our 1st week of field work done. We discuss our 1st round of Centuro trials & scripts, followed by NH3 watch outs. As temperatures may drop this next week, we are urging caution on using PPO chemistries that may cause injury as beans struggle to get out of the ground in colder temperatures. Eric & I finish by discussing the idea of lower soybean populations and the need of singulation.
6 Apr 2021
Sn.1- Ep. 4 NCGA Thoughts & Considerations
In Craig & Eric's latest episode they talk broadly about considerations for NCGA products, rates, placement, and watch outs. National Corn Grower Association entries can be fun and rewarding to the growers looking to take their yields to the next level. However, Craig & Eric explain the increased nutritional needs of a 300+ bu. corn crop, but also emphasize the importance of not losing sight of practical agronomy to hedge risk of environmental loss from increased product usage.
30 Mar 2021
Sn.1- Ep. 3 Know What's on Your Seed Pt 2.
Join Craig & Eric in part 2 of Know What's on Your Seed, where they discuss overtreat opportunities with Barry Soliday, Sr. Crop Protection Territory Manager with GROWMARK. Get Barry's take on seed overtreatment options; whether it's Zinc & Manganese on Corn or Zinc & Molybdenum on Soybeans, there are plenty of On Farm Discovery trials to plan for your 2021 Growing Season.
Follow Craig & Eric on Twitter @trialsunleashed, Craig @BloemkerCraig, or Eric @EricB_illiniFS for Agronomic updates, Trial Information, Referenced Articles, or to submit questions for a future Field Trials Unleashed episodes.
30 Mar 2021
Sn.1- Ep. 3 Know What's on Your Seed Pt 1.
In Part 1 of this episode Craig & Eric discuss two of the most popular seed treatments and break down what active ingredients are in each so you know what you're getting with your seed treatment. Before discussing overtreat options with Barry Soliday in Part 2, they also discuss new SDS & Nematode suppression options with Saltro and briefly talk about a talc/graphite replacement in Flotegic G.
Follow them on Twitter @trialsunleashed, or individually Craig @BloemkerCraig & Eric @EricB_illiniFS.
23 Mar 2021
Sn.1- Ep. 2 Getting Started with Starter Fertilizers
In the 2nd episode of Field Trials Unleashed, Craig and Eric dive right into discussing Starter Fertilizers & On Farm Discovery opportunities. Starters seem to be trending recently and they wanted to give some information to help those who may be interested in getting set up with a starter system, as well as provide some timely information to growers who are already established and would like to improve their starter game.
You can follow their podcast Twitter account @trialsunleashed (https://twitter.com/TrialsUnleashed) where they will continue to send the link to the next episode and also publish supporting data that was heard on the show such as yield data, product data, & ROI data, etc...
They would love grower/listener engagement, so any questions or future discussion topics can be submitted here as well.
You can also follow each of them on their individual accounts with Craig @BloemkerCraig (https://twitter.com/BloemkerCraig) and Eric @EricB_illiniFS (https://twitter.com/EricB_illiniFS).
13 Mar 2021
Sn.1- Ep. 1 The Basics of On Farm Discovery
Listen to Craig & Eric on their pilot episode of Field Trials Unleashed. On the 1st episode they dive right into what makes a good Field Trial design, concerns of data quality coming from the industry, and practices to avoid when evaluating products on your own farm.
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