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.
In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field, Pioneer Field Agronomist Troy Deutmeyer joins Crystal Williams and Carl Joern to talk through corn residue management and why what happens behind the combine can make a difference next spring.
29 Sept 2026
Wet Weather, Red Crown Rot, and What It Could Mean for Harvest Yield
Wet conditions are putting a slow start on harvest 2026 across parts of the Midwest. With special guest and Southeast Indiana based agronomist Jason Geis joining the conversation, this episode of Outstanding in Your Field discusses what wet weather could mean for soybean harvest and yield potential, including what growers may see from later-planted and fuller-season soybeans.
23 Sept 2026
Copper Cross Hybrid Corn: The One That Started It All
When Henry A. Wallace introduced his high-yielding hybrid “Copper Cross” corn seed in the late 1920s, it wasn’t just a new seed—it was the start of a new era in farming, changing what farmers could expect from their crops.
27 Aug 2026
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?
5 Aug 2026
How Pioneer Builds the Next Generation of Seed
What does it take to develop the next generation of high-performing corn hybrids?
15 Jul 2026
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.
2 Jul 2026
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.
17 Jun 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-ground discussion about what farmers are seeing across corn country.
3 Jun 2026
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.
20 May 2026
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.
6 May 2026
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?
27 Apr 2026
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.
22 Apr 2026
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.
21 Apr 2026
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.
27 Mar 2026
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.
11 Mar 2026
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.
5 Mar 2026
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.
3 Mar 2026
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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