Talking Crop is a row crop production podcast that brings current trends, actionable management considerations, and research updates from guest experts to farmers, agribusiness representatives, and agriculture agency professionals.

Talking Crop
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Talking Crop is a row crop production podcast that brings current trends, actionable management considerations, and research updates from guest experts to farmers, agribusiness representatives, and agriculture agency professionals.
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Recent Episodes

June 10, 2026
2026 Field crop disease outlook and resources
<p>In this episode of Talking Crop, Dr. Alison Robertson, Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology and Extension Field Crops Pathologist with Iowa State University, and host, Kathryn Seebruck, discuss southern rust, tar spot, and the invaluable field crop disease resources from the Crop Protection Network.</p><p><a href="https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/post/will-southern-rust-be-problem-corn-2026">Will southern rust be a problem on corn in 2026?</a></p><p><a href="https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/post/statewide-evaluation-foliar-fungicides-corn-iowa-2025">Statewide evaluation of foliar fungicides on corn in Iowa in 2025</a></p><p>Crop Protection Network resources:</p><ul><li><a href="https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/crop-disease-forecasting">Assessing crop risks</a></li><li><a href="https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/roi-calculators">Fungicide ROI calculator</a></li><li><a href="https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/fungicide-efficacy-tool">Fungicide efficacy tool</a></li><li><a href="https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/maps/southern-corn-rust">Southern rust of corn map </a></li></ul><p><a href="https://extension.illinois.edu/crops/field-crop-disease-and-insect-management-applied-research-report">University of Illinois Field Crop Disease and Insect Management Applied Research Report</a></p><p>Guest contact: alisonr@iastate.edu </p><p>Host contact: seebruck@illinois.edu | (815) 986-4357</p>

May 27, 2026
The future of herbicide resistance
<p>In this episode of Talking Crop, Dr. Patrick Tranel, Professor of Weed Molecular Biology and Genomics in the Department of Crop Sciences at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and host, Kathryn Seebruck, discuss Dr. Tranel's research in weed genomics and herbicide resistance as well as the implications of metabolic resistance as it relates to the future of weed control. </p><p> </p><p>ISA Webinar: <a href="https://fieldadvisor.org/understanding-inconsistent-performance-of-glufosinate-for-waterhemp-control/">Understanding Inconsistent Performance of Glufosinate for Waterhemp Control</a><br>Weed Science journal article: <a href="https://bioone.org/journals/weed-science/volume-74/issue-1/wsc.2026.10111/Confirmation-and-Transcriptomic-Characterization-of-Glufosinate-Ammonium-Resistance-in-Waterhemp/10.1017/wsc.2026.10111.short">Confirmation and Transcriptomic Characterization of Glufosinate-Ammonium Resistance in Waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) Populations from Illinois</a></p><p>Guest contact: tranel@illinois.edu </p><p>Host contact: seebruck@illinois.edu | (815) 986-4357</p>

May 13, 2026
2026 Planting and growing conditions
<p>In this episode of Talking Crop, Dr. Giovani Preza-Fontes, Extension Field Crop Agronomist in the Department of Crop Sciences at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and host, Kathryn Seebruck, discuss this year's planting and early-season growing conditions as well as Giovani's work on soybean performance in conservation cropping systems.</p><p>Farmdoc Crop Central article, <a href="https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/update-on-corn-planting-progress-and-prospects.html">"Update on corn planting progress and prospects"</a><br>Farmdoc Crop Central article, <a href="https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/what-to-watch-as-soybean-planting-begins-in-2026.html">"What to watch as soybean planting begins in 2026"</a><br>Farmdoc Crop Central article, <a href="https://farmdoc.illinois.edu/field-crop-production/evaluating-soybean-performance-in-conservation-systems-project-report.html">"Evaluating soybean performance in conservation systems – project report"</a></p><p><a href="https://ilagronomy.info/">Illinois Agronomy Lab</a></p><p>Guest contact: giovani3@illinois.edu <br>Host contact: seebruck@illinois.edu | (815) 986-4357</p><p><br></p>
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