Soft Red Winter Wheat

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 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.

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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 Joern (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.