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.
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Sep 29, 2026 · 33:43
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…
Sep 23, 2026 · 1:00:47
A few years later, as drought and dust storms devastated farms across the Midwest, Pioneer 307 gave farmers another reason to keep planting. In 1936, nearly 30% of Iowa’s corn…
Aug 27, 2026 · 41:53
As Carl explains to Pioneer Agronomists Mike Wardyn, Kevin Keller, and Kevin Kowalaski, the goal isn’t simply to spray on a predetermined calendar date. It’s about understanding…
Aug 5, 2026 · 52:20
What does it take to develop the next generation of high-performing corn hybrids? In celebration of Pioneer's 100th anniversary, hosts Bryan Schrader, Crystal Williams and Carl…
Jul 15, 2026 · 36:34
Hosts Bryan Schrader and Carl Joern sit down with Dr. Lance Merrick and ask everything you ever wanted to know about corn breeding. From predictive modeling and genomic selection…
Jul 2, 2026 · 42:46
In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field , Pioneer agronomists Crystal Williams and Carl Joern break down the agronomic challenges many growers are facing as the 2026 growing…
Jun 17, 2026 · 22:11
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…
Jun 3, 2026 · 30:48
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…
May 20, 2026 · 47:16
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…
May 6, 2026 · 39:18
What really happens after you send a plant sample to the lab, and how does it impact what happens back in the field? In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field , the team sits…
Apr 27, 2026 · 33:16
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. In this episode of Outstanding in Your…
Apr 22, 2026 · 37:44
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…
Apr 21, 2026 · 17:29
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…
Mar 27, 2026 · 58:16
In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field , the Pioneer agronomy team breaks down what really impacts yield before the crop ever emerges. From dialing in planting depth to…
Mar 11, 2026 · 36:21
In this episode of Outstanding in Your Field , hosts Bryan Schrader, Carl Joern, and Crystal Williams sit down with planter technology specialists from Indiana and Illinois about…
Mar 5, 2026 · 38:27
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…
Mar 3, 2026 · 11:26
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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