Outstanding in Your Field Ep. 1 | Soft Red Winter Wheat | Pioneer Agronomy

Описание: In this episode, the team welcomes Scott Evers, Field Agronomist with Pioneer and 23-year veteran serving southern Illinois along the I-64 corridor—home to nearly half of Illinois’ soft red winter wheat acres.

Scott shares deep expertise on high-management wheat systems, including:
🌾 Setting up strong fall establishment and even emergence
🌾 Target seeding rates for high-yield wheat
🌾 Spring nitrogen strategies, split applications, and managing lodging risk
🌾 Sulfur and micronutrient considerations
🌾 Fungicide timing for stripe rust, flag leaf protection, and head scab
🌾 Harvest timing strategies to protect quality and maximize double-crop soybean opportunities
🌾 What hybrid wheat could mean for the future of wheat production

From growth stage timing (timing, timing, timing!) to practical scouting checkpoints, this episode is packed with actionable recommendations for growers looking to elevate wheat from a rotation crop to a high-performing profit center.

Whether you farm in Indiana, Illinois, or anywhere across the Eastern Corn Belt, this podcast is built to help you make confident decisions in your fields.

Your hosts are:
🌽 Brian Schrader, Eastern Indiana agronomist with nearly 25 years at Pioneer

🌽 Carl Joern, covering Northwest Indiana and Northeast Illinois

🌽 Crystal Williams, serving Northern Illinois along the I-88 corridor

Listen, like and follow, and let us know what agronomic topics you want covered next in the comments!