Agronomy Manager Ryan Gentle and Technical Product Manager Dr. Brent Tharp discuss tar spot, corn rootworm management and monitoring, and how heavy rains/flooding are impacting the crop. But...there is some good news! Happy 4th of July from Wyffels Hybrids. Enjoy a hot dog and a cold one, and celebrate your independence! Between the Rows® - Damage from Summer Storms Between the Rows® - The Effects of Flooding and Saturated Soils on Corn Wyffels Hybrids Corn Rootworm Monitoring Wyffels Hybrids GD...
Jul 02, 2024•21 min•Ep. 43
Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson discusses how recent storms and flooding have impacted the central Midwest corn crop. Then, the agronomy team talks with the 2024 Wyffels interns - Tyler Barrington, Agronomy; Maddi Klemme, Marketing; Kade Wassman, Sales. Between the Rows® - Damage from Summer Storms Between the Rows® - The Effects of Flooding and Saturated Soils on Corn Wyffels Hybrids Corn Rootworm Monitoring We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas ...
Jun 26, 2024•23 min•Ep. 42
Agronomy Managers Jared Goplen and Eric Wilson discuss the emergence of tar spot, corn rootworm management and monitoring, and how June heatwaves are impacting the crop. Plus...there is some good news! Between the Rows® - Managing Corn Rootworm Populations Wyffels Hybrids Corn Rootworm Monitoring Crop Protection Network - Fungicide Efficacy for Control of Corn Foliar Diseases We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this better...
Jun 19, 2024•21 min•Ep. 41
Join us as we cover a grab bag of topics impacting corn's "ugly duckling" phase. On this week's episode, Agronomy Manager Jared Goplen and Technical Product Manager Brent Tharp discuss seedling blight, nitrogen, and, yes, even tar spot. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Replant Calculator Between the Rows® - Sidedress Nitrogen in Corn We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this better? Email us at agronomy@wyff...
Jun 12, 2024•19 min•Ep. 40
Follow the Label, But Why? Find out on this week's episode of Keeping It Independent. Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson sits down with BASF's Kurt Maertens to discus post-emergence applications. The two dive into the top field calls received during spraying season. Links discussed in this episode: Between the Rows® - Weed Management BASF - Farming and Crop Protection We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this better? Email us at ...
May 29, 2024•49 min•Ep. 39
Need a break from all the planting talk? We do, too. On this week's episode, Agronomy Managers Ryan Gentle and Eric Wilson discuss cutworms, nitrogen loss, and emergence flagging. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Replant Calculator Between the Rows® - Black Cutworm and True Armyworm Between the Rows® - Effects of Flooding and Saturated Soils on Corn Iowa State University - Iowa Environmental Mesonet Corn ipm PIPE - Black cutworm website Iowa State University - Nitrogen Calculator...
May 22, 2024•22 min•Ep. 38
Well, at least we busted that drought. On this week's episode, Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson and Technical Product Manager Brent Tharp discuss managing a wet spring. When do delays start impacting yield potential? Should you switch out hybrids? Give a listen & find out more! Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Replant Calculator Wyffels Hybrids Growing Degree Unit Calculator Between the Rows® - Delayed Planting Conditions Between the Rows® - Effects of Flooding and Saturated Soil...
May 15, 2024•15 min•Ep. 37
As the calendar flips to May, we're in the heart of planting season. The only problem? Much of the Corn Belt is getting soaked & progress is slowing. On this week's episode, Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Ryan Gentle discuss planting progress, managing wet conditions, seedling blight concerns, and replant considerations. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Replant Calculator Wyffels Hybrids Growing Degree Unit Calculator Between the Rows® - Delayed Planting Conditions Between...
May 03, 2024•22 min•Ep. 36
It's planting season in the Central Corn Belt! On this week's episode, the full Wyffels Agronomy Team joined the show to discuss planting progress, growing degree units, and how to navigate a cool and rainy end to April. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Growing Degree Unit Calculator Between the Rows® - Optimize Plantability We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this better? Email us at agronomy@wyffels.com ....
Apr 23, 2024•14 min•Ep. 35
It's almost go-time in the Central Corn Belt! Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Ryan Gentle discuss April corn planting and how to determine fit soil conditions. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Growing Degree Unit Calculator Between the Rows® - Early Spring Planting Considerations We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this better? Email us at agronomy@wyffels.com . Wyffels Hybrids. Fiercely independent, and ...
Apr 10, 2024•17 min•Ep. 34
On this week's show, Technical Product Manager Brent Tharp and Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson cover planting rates and optimizing plantability. They explore Wyffels’ testing procedures and how the resulting information can benefit you this season. Links discussed in this episode: Between the Rows® - Optimizing Plantability Between the Rows® - Choosing the Right Planting Rate 2024 Follow the podcast on Apple , Spotify , Amazon and more! We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to addres...
Apr 04, 2024•16 min•Ep. 33
This week on Keeping It Independent, we're shining a light on Wyffels' partnership with Farm Rescue . Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson sits down Farm Rescue's Ben Smith (00:00) to discuss the nonprofit's impact. Chris and Kari Berg (17:37) also join to discuss their experience with Farm Rescue. Communications Manager Jill Carlson highlights how Wyffels is working with Farm Rescue to cultivate awareness, donations, volunteers and more! Wyffels Hybrids is proud to partner with Farm Rescue. Farm Rescue...
Apr 01, 2024•33 min•Ep. 32
The weather is warming up, but there's still work to be done - and conditions to consider - before the planting season gets under way. On this episode, Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Jared Goplen discuss what you need to keep in mind as you make final preparations for the upcoming planting season. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Between the Rows® - Spring Anhydrous 2024 Wyffels Hybrids Between the Rows® - Early Spring Planting Considerations We want to hear from you. Have que...
Mar 13, 2024•21 min•Ep. 31
Has the mild winter had an impact on pests? On this episode of Keeping It Independent, Agronomy Manager Ryan Gentle sits down with University of Illinois entomologist Kelly Estes to discuss her role as the State Agricultural Pest Survey Coordinator, and to pick her brain on all things bugs! Links discussed in this episode: Corn ipmPIPE University of Illinois - Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring Program Illinois Pest Survey Program Kelly Estes - Bio - University of Illinois We want to hea...
Mar 07, 2024•26 min•Ep. 30
Where is our yield coming from?? On this episode of Keeping It Independent, we're exploring the balancing act that is corn breeding. Wyffels Hybrids Corn Breeders Bob Jackson and Chris Eichhorn stop by to discuss the evolution of modern hybrids, and the factors that go into developing hybrids for your acres. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels' Independent Corn Breeding Program We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this...
Feb 19, 2024•26 min•Ep. 29
We're going back in time on the latest episode of Keeping It Independent ! Wyffels Hybrids Corn Breeder Devin Nichols joins the show to talk the long history of corn and how modern hybrids came to be. We dive into teosinte, open-pollinated varieties, and the advent of hybrid corn. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels' Independent Corn Breeding Program We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this better? Email us at agronom...
Feb 12, 2024•26 min•Ep. 28
Agronomy Manager Jared Goplen sits down with University of Minnesota Associate Professor Dr. Daniel Kaiser to discuss zinc and boron . Links discussed in this episode: University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences: https://cfans.umn.edu/ Follow CFANS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umncfans/ Dr. Daniel Kaiser Profile - University of Minnesota: https://swac.umn.edu/people/daniel-kaiser We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on...
Feb 01, 2024•18 min•Ep. 27
Agronomy Manager Jared Goplen sits down with University of Minnesota Associate Professor Dr. Daniel Kaiser to discuss sulfur . Links discussed in this episode: University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences: https://cfans.umn.edu/ Follow CFANS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umncfans/ Dr. Daniel Kaiser Profile - University of Minnesota: https://swac.umn.edu/people/daniel-kaiser We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future ...
Jan 29, 2024•22 min•Ep. 26
Agronomy Manager Ryan Gentle sits down with University of Illinois Postdoctoral Research Associate Connor Sible to discuss biologicals . Links discussed in this episode: University of Illinois Crop Physiology: https://cropphysiology.cropsci.illinois.edu/ We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this better? Email us at agronomy@wyffels.com . Wyffels Hybrids. Fiercely independent, and proud of it....
Jan 16, 2024•29 min•Ep. 25
Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Ryan Gentle discuss their New Year's Resolutions for farmers. They dive into hybrid placement plans, fertilizer status checks, herbicide components, and more! Pop the champagne (or crack a cold one if you prefer) and enjoy this special episode of "Keeping It Independent". Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels - Between The Rows: Weed Management AgWeb Newsletter: https://preferences.farmjournal.com/Newsletter-Page.html Farm Progress - "Cover crop incentives av...
Jan 08, 2024•17 min•Ep. 24
It's a special holiday mailbag episode of Keeping It Independent ! Our own 3 wise men - Agronomy Managers Jared Goplen, Eric Wilson, and Ryan Gentle - wrap up 2023 and answer your rapid-fire questions. Topics include lessons from 2023, New Year's resolutions for corn growers, the best gifts for an agronomist, favorite Christmas movies, and more! We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this better? Email us at agronomy@wyffels....
Dec 18, 2023•14 min•Ep. 23
Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Jared Goplen discuss your burning questions about the state of corn rootworm (the pretty ones and the ugly ones) management. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Between the Rows – Monitoring Corn Rootworm Populations: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/monitoring-corn-rootworm-populations Learn more about the Wyffels Hybrids CRW monitoring program: wyffels.com/agronomy/corn-rootworm-monitoring We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on...
Dec 05, 2023•18 min•Ep. 22
All things considered, yields were better than expected for most of the Corn Belt this year. With long drought periods throughout the summer, how was this possible? On this week's episode, the Wyffels Agronomy Team highlight the six factors that made the difference. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Trial Results: https://www.wyffels.com/wyffels-hybrids/trial-results Our Hybrids: https://www.wyffels.com/wyffels-hybrids We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to addres...
Nov 20, 2023•13 min•Ep. 21
As harvest season winds down, we take a look back and a look forward. On this week's episode, Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Jared Goplen discuss crown rot, 2023 heat units, fall nitrogen, and more! Links discussed in this episode: P & K Management: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/fertility-101-p-and-k-management Iowa State University - Soil Temperature Maps: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/agclimate/soilt.php Wyffels Hybrids Trial Results: https://www.wyffels.com/wyffels-hybrids/trial...
Oct 30, 2023•17 min•Ep. 20
Variability and "better than expected". Those are the key phases we're hearing across the Central Corn Belt. On this week's episode, Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson and Technical Product Manager Brent Tharp discuss early yield reports, fall anhydrous, and more! Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Trial Results: https://www.wyffels.com/wyffels-hybrids/trial-results Wyffels Between the Rows - Harvest Timing: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/harvest-timing Our Hybrids: https://www.wyffels...
Oct 16, 2023•11 min•Ep. 19
Harvest season is here, and that means plenty of questions to answer. Agronomy Managers Ryan Gentle and Jared Goplen discuss harvest updates, injury/disease challenges, and that "black stuff" you might be seeing. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Trial Results: https://www.wyffels.com/wyffels-hybrids/trial-results Wyffels Between the Rows - Harvest Timing: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/harvest-timing Our Hybrids: https://www.wyffels.com/wyffels-hybrids We want to hear from you....
Oct 03, 2023•16 min•Ep. 18
Variability. That's the word of the year. Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Jared Goplen dive into stalk integrity, drydown, and all things harvest. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Grain Drying Calculator: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/grain-drying-calculator Wyffels Between the Rows - Harvest Timing: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/harvest-timing Iowa State University - Corn Drydown Calculator Our Hybrids: https://www.wyffels.com/wyffels-hybrids We want to hear from you. Have quest...
Sep 26, 2023•10 min•Ep. 17
It's been a wild season in the field. After another dry stretch, harvest is approaching quicker than anticipated. Agronomy Manager Ryan Gentle and Technical Product Manager Brent Tharp dive into crop updates, interpreting yield results, and the importance of planting a hybrid package. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Between the Rows - Heat and Drought Stress: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/heat-and-drought-stress Wyffels Grain Drying Calculator: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/grain-...
Sep 11, 2023•13 min•Ep. 16
Harvest is coming...and maybe sooner than we thought. Agronomy Managers Jared Goplen and Ryan Gentle discuss a slate of late summer questions. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Between the Rows - Heat and Drought Stress: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/heat-and-drought-stress Wyffels GDU Calculator: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/growing-days Wyffels Yield Calculator: wyffels.com/agronomy/yield-calculator We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episode...
Aug 29, 2023•18 min•Ep. 15
It's an August mailbag episode of "Keeping it Independent"! Agronomy Managers Jared Goplen and Ryan Gentle discuss your questions about the heatwave, tar spot, and early brown husks. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Between the Rows - Heat and Drought Stress: https://www.wyffels.com/agronomy/heat-and-drought-stress Learn more about Wyffels' CRW monitoring program: wyffels.com/agronomy/corn-rootworm-monitoring Wyffels Yield Calculator: wyffels.com/agronomy/yield-calculator We want to hear...
Aug 21, 2023•16 min•Ep. 14
