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Agronomic highlights throughout the season from our Iowa Asgrow/DeKalb team.
Dry topsoil gives weeds an escape route; Brent Schwinnecker asks where you'd look for them.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A grounded, measured look at how derecho damage, heat, dry weather, and stored soil moisture shaped Iowa crops.
The episode follows an Iowa growing season marked by derecho damage, dry weather, and repeated heat, while keeping the wider toll on crops, livestock buildings, structures, and homes in view.
A practical field-by-field look at disease risk, economics, and fungicide choice around the 4th of July.
Fungicide timing is framed here as a field-by-field call, with Brent Schwinneker, John Swalwell, and Andrew Penny sorting through which corn acres are most likely to justify treatment.
A practical Iowa agronomy update on rapid growth, herbicide response, weather, and the Ninth Circuit ruling.
Brent Schwinnecker and technical agronomist Jim McDermott move through a fast Iowa agronomy check-in, with GDUs, rapid crop growth, and the timing pressure around post-emergence spraying setting the pace.
A timely Iowa weed-science review of dry soils, pre-herbicide performance, and when scouting may point to an earlier post pass.
The episode moves quickly through field decisions in a compressed Iowa planting season, where planters are parked, herbicides are already out, and dry surface soils leave growers wondering whether those products have reached solution.
A grounded look at how lower prices and stalled ethanol demand affect Iowa farm losses.
COVID-19 arrives in Iowa agriculture through the practical math of planting, pricing, and waiting for harvest. Brent Schwinnecker speaks with Dr.
Farm business talk with coffee-shop honesty.
Iowa Agronomy Update host Brent Schwinnecker and Jim McDermott assess Iowa's derecho damage, drought, and heat stress before harvest.
Brent Schwinneker hosts John Swalwell and Andrew Penny on post–4th of July fungicide decisions for Iowa corn approaching tassel.
The June 4, 2020 Iowa Agronomy Update features Brent Schwinnecker and technical agronomist Jim McDermott discussing crop growth, herbicide timing, insect scouting, and new soybean genetics.
Iowa Agronomy Update host Brent Schwinnecker and Iowa State Extension Agronomist Megan Anderson examine dry-soil herbicide applications after rapid planting around April 19 and 20.
The episode discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the agricultural industry with insights from an Iowa State University expert.
Brent Schwinneker and Jim McDormand frame the Iowa Agronomy Update around a Halloween harvest check-in on October 31, 2019, after a delayed start and several weeks without a podcast.
Brent Schwinneker uses Iowa Agronomy Update to mark George Katermis's retirement after 26 years with DeKalb and Asgrow.
Brent Schwinneker hosts Jeff Cernett on Iowa Agronomy Update to explain Physoderma brown spot and Physoderma stalk rot in corn.
An agronomy update podcast discussing the Roundup Xtend system for soybeans with a chemistry account manager.
An agronomy expert discusses weed management strategies and his background in weed science.
Host Brent Schwinnecker and guest Brad Sherwin discuss agronomic topics, shifting from rain to fertility management during harvest season.