Field Advice

Join Will Griffin, row crop segment manager, and Dair McDuffee, product development manager for seed treatment at Valent U.S.A. as they discuss how to prepare now to protect 2026 yield. 

Join Valent U.S.A.'s very own Will Griffin, row crop segment manager, and Kenny Seebold, senior director for research and development, as they discuss why overlapping residuals drive weed control. 

Join Vince Restucci, market segment manager, and Hunt Sanders, field market development specialist, as they discuss Outreach® SC Nematicide, Valent U.S.A.'s newest solution to protect peanuts and cotton from plant-parasitic nematodes.

Join Will Griffin, row crop segment manager, and Ben Meriweather, sales representative, as they discuss overlapping residuals to improve soybean weed control. 

Today's soybean growers are doing their part to help move sustainable agriculture forward, reducing tillage and incorporating cover crops into their production practices. While conservation-focused practices build beneficial microbes, parasites and pathogens also thrive in healthy soils. Join Brad Syltie, regional account manager, and Dair McDuffee, product development manager for seed treatment, as they discuss how seed treatments help growers address that challenge.

Vince Restucci, market segment manager, and Eric Ott, field market development specialist discuss how multiple factors including effective disease control can affect and enhance sugar beet quality. 

Join Vince Restucci, market segment manager, and Daniel Albritton, sustainable sales specialist, as they discuss how growers can get ahead of white mold and stop the disease in its tracks.

Join Pat Clay, Field Development Manager, and Matt Griffin, Senior Manager at the Mid-South Agricultural Research Center (MSARC) as they introduce MSARC in Leland, Mississippi. Pat and Matt discuss MSARC's ongoing research projects and explain how this research is unique to conditions in the mid-south where irrigation, disease, weed and insect resistance are common.

Join Frank Carey, Field Research Development Team Leader, and Ron Estes, Manager of the Midwest Agricultural Research Center (MWARC), as they introduce you to the MWARC, the technologically advanced research center located just outside of Champaign, Illinois. Frank and Ron explain how their research benefits growers across the Midwest and beyond. 

Erick Garcia, Asset Manager focused on Maverick™ Corn Herbicide, and Jon Kohrt, Product Development Manager for Maverick, discuss some of the toughest weeds Midwest corn growers face and what separates Maverick from other corn herbicides. 

Will Griffin, Seed Protection Brand and Asset Manager, and Kenny Seebold, Seed Protection Product Development Manager, discuss seed treatment's proven return on investment and starting the crop season off strong. 

John Altom, Territory Account Manager, and John Pawlak, Product Development Manager for Herbicides, discuss how Valor Herbicide and Excalia Fungicide work together to provide season-long protection against weed pressure and disease in peanuts. 

Joe Short, Herbicide Strategy Team Manager, and Devonne Marshall, Regional Account Manager, discuss their advice on managing potential herbicide shortages while still meeting grower needs for pre- and post-planting control in their soybeans. 

Join Mike Riffle, Senior Director of Field Research and Development, and Leslie Garcia, Associate Director of Regulatory, Stewardship and Sustainability, for a special double episode as they discuss how crop solutions can work in tandem with proven production practices to help growers meet their sustainability goals. 

Having a plan to manage through pest and disease pressure can make a big difference in peanut yields. Hunt Sanders, Field Market Development Specialist, and John Altom, Territory Account Manager, discuss how peanut growers can seek preventative product options for diseases like white mold. 

Jill Calabro, Product Development Manager for Fungicides, and Trevor Dale, Territory Account Manager, discuss new resources and tools for managing Rhizoctonia Root and Crown Rot for growers often impacted by these yield losses. 

Farmers know managing stress on their crops is key to reaching yield potential, and biologicals can make a difference, especially in seasons where Mother Nature doesn't deal a friendly hand. Mycorrhizal fungi are the driver behind Valent U.S.A. biologicals for corn, cotton and peanut producers. Listen along with Renee Harkins and BeckyJo Smith to learn more.