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Tune in for the most up-to-date agronomy from local Minnesota and Wisconsin Pioneer agronomists and experts as they discuss the most important topics in your area.

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    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 29: Pioneer Agronomy Summary Book and Local Field Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 21:44


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss the Pioneer Agronomy Summary book and local field trials throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin. Joining the pair are Mike Gronski and Nick Schimek, Pioneer Field Agronomists.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 28: Fall Soil Testing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 19:27


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss the importance of soil testing and why during the fall might be the best time to conduct testing. Joining the duo is Haily Sand of AgSource. Haily is a GPS/NMP Specialist based in Menomonie, WI.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 27: Pre-commercial IMPACT™ Trials and Soybean Management Strategies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 16:05


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss local pre-commercial IMPACT™ trial harvest and soybean management decisions. Joining the pair is Lance Wolosek, Pioneer Product Agronomist in northern Wisconsin and northern Minnesota.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 26: 2021 Growing Season Recap with Caleb Wilson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 30:49


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson provide a recap of the 2021 growing season for farmers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Joining the duo is Caleb Wilson, Pioneer Field Agronomist in Northeast Wisconsin.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 25: 2021 Growing Season Update for Western Wisconsin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 18:44


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss the 2021 growing season and harvest progress in western Wisconsin. Joining the duo is Joe Ailts, Pioneer Field Agronomist.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 24: 2021 Growing Season Recap and Harvest Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 15:09


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss the 2021 growing season and provide harvest updates as farmers throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin finish up soybeans and start corn harvest. Joining the duo is Nick Schimek, Pioneer Field Agronomist in Minnesota.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 23: Deep Dive into Corteva's Carbon Program

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 32:45


    Carbon Program Discussion begins at 2:24Estimate your carbon payout hereRoundtable discussion with Margaret Henry from PepsiCo, speaking on their commitment to farmers

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 22: Gearing up for the 2021 Harvest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 18:23


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson are joined by Mike Gronski, Pioneer Agronomist from Wisconsin. The trio discuss harvest practices and considerations for growers throughout the upper Midwest.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 21: Dairy experts talk dairy industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 43:05


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson are joined by two dairy legends to discuss the dairy industry in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Bill Mahanna, Pioneer Global Nutritional Sciences Manager, and Jim Smith, Dairy Strategic Account Manager, discuss all things dairy and feed.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 20: Central Minnesota crop condition report

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 17:41


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson are joined by Sam Olson and Ben Witt of Anez Consulting. Sam and Ben discuss their company, Anez Consulting, which provides crop consulting, precision agronomy and Pioneer Hi-Bred brand corn, soybean and alfalfa seed to growers throughout Central Minnesota. The group also discuss crop conditions throughout the area as harvest approaches.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 19: Digital Tools and the Carbon Initiative

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 20:34


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson are joined by Sam Tauchen, Digital Business Manager for Corteva Agriscience. The trio discuss utilizing Granular Insights on farms to get real-time data. They also discuss Corteva Agriscience's new Carbon Initiative program.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 18: Dairy, Silage and Alfalfa

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 20:39


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss all things dairy, silage and alfalfa as corn silage harvest approaches. Joining Alex and Aricka is Jim Smith, Dairy Strategic Account Manager, Corteva Agriscience.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 17: Maximizing the benefits of the Enlist™ system

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2021 25:47


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson provide insight on how growers can maximize the benefits of the Enlist™ system. Joining the duo is Michael Johnston, Product Life Cycle Manager at Pioneer.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 16: Western Wisconsin Growing Update with Justin Bauer of Bauer's Seeds & Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 17:18


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson provide a growing update for western Wisconsin. Joining Aricka and Alex is Justin Bauer of Bauer's Seeds & Service.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 15: Discussing Biologicals and Grower Trials

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2021 19:43


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss biologicals and grower trials. Joining Alex and Aricka is Joe Ailts, Pioneer Field Agronomist in western Wisconsin.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 14: New Agronomic Practices

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 18:32


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson are joined by Caleb Wilson, Pioneer Field Agronomist in northeast Wisconsin. Caleb discusses practices and agronomic trials he's brought from the southern United States and is implementing up north.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 13: Discussing Field Prioritization and Best Practices for Fungicide Application

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2021 12:17


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson help listeners prioritize fields for fungicide application and provide tips and best practices. Joining the duo is Korey Sutton, Crop Protection Territory Manager, Corteva Agriscience.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 12: Corn and Soybean Evaluation and Research

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 14:21


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss corn hybrid and soybean variety evaluation when it comes to researching and testing new Pioneer products. Joining the pair is Lance Wolosek, Pioneer Product Agronomist.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 11: Agronomy Update with Ryan Bates

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 17:00


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, host Alex Weldon is joined by Ryan Bates, Pioneer Field Agronomist, to discuss the 2021 planting season and how fields are looking so far in the growing season.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 10: Northeast Wisconsin Growing Update with Jared Dauk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2021 15:19


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson are joined by local Pioneer Sales Professional Jared Dauk. The group provide a Northeast Wisconsin growing update and discuss Jared's seed business, Seed Concepts.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 9: Central Wisconsin Growing Update with Chad Erickson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 17:15


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson are joined by local Pioneer Sales Professional Chad Erickson. The group provide a Central Wisconsin growing update.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 8: Discussing first crop alfalfa and best practices for increasing digestibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2021 17:30


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss first crop alfalfa and best practices for increasing digestibility. Joining the pair is Jim Smith, Dairy Strategic Account Manager for Pioneer Agronomy.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 7: Things to look out for early in the growing season

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 12:03


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss crop growth progress and things to look for during the growing season. Joining the pair is Nicholas Schimek, Pioneer Field Agronomist.

    Bonus Episode! North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 6: Alfalfa Assessments & Maximizing Haylage Quality

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2021 13:00


    Bonus Episode! North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss timely alfalfa decisions and assessments as well as how growers can maximize their haylage quality. Joining the pair is Bill Powel-Smith, Dairy Strategic Account Manager for Pioneer.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 5: Granular Insights and how to make the most of your data

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2021 21:05


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson talk about Granular Insights and how utilize data in your fields and inform your growing decisions. Joining Alex and Aricka is Sam Tauchen, Digital Business Manager for Corteva Agriscience.

    North Stars Pioneer Podcast - Episode 4: Best Practices for Weed Control

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 22:58


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson discuss best practices for weed control. Joining the pair is Mike Schalla, Territory Manager for Corteva Agriscience.

    North Stars Video Podcast - Episode 3: Planting Progress Update

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 20:20


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson provide a planting progress update for growers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Joining the pair is Mike Gronski, Pioneer Field Agronomist.

    North Stars Video Podcast - Episode 2: When to plant in 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 19:15


    North Stars Podcast: In this episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson address planting questions and concerns for growers in northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Joining the pair is Emily Herness, Pioneer Sales Representative.

    North Stars Podcast - Episode 1: Introduction to North Stars Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 10:20


    North Stars Podcast: In this first episode of the North Stars Podcast, hosts Alex Weldon and Aricka Roberson introduce listeners to the North Stars Podcast, providing timely, local and important agronomic content for growers and agronomists in Northern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Joining Alex and Aricka in this episode is Liz Boeckman, Pioneer District Sales Lead. The trio discuss farming conditions and agronomics in the northern region as well as area planting and farm safety.

    Popular Post-harvest Questions Answered

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2020 13:25


    In this episode, hosts Allie Wise and Josh Shofner field popular post-harvest questions and provide answers and insight as growers begin planning for the 2021 season.

    Post Harvest Agronomy Summary

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2020 13:16


    In this episode, hosts Allie Wise and Josh Shofner provide a post-harvest summary for the Southern Minnesota region as well as discuss highlights of both the soybean and corn growing seasons.

    An Agronomy Summary Across Southeast Minnesota

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2020 13:24


    In this episode, hosts Allie Wise and Josh Shofner discuss harvest in Southeast Minnesota as growers make their final push to finish harvest. The hosts also provide early harvest data for corn and beans as well as touch on new Pioneer® brand products.

    Harvest Progress and Corn-On-Corn Observations

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 13:15


    In this episode, hosts Allie Wise and Josh Shofner discuss Southeast Minnesota harvest progress as well as corn-on-corn field and yield observations as corn harvest is fully underway.

    Southeast Minnesota Harvest Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2020 13:15


    In this episode, hosts Allie Wise and Josh Shofner provide a harvest update for Southeast Minnesota. The duo discuss harvest observations from the last week as well as grain quality and early yields.

    Southeast Minnesota Harvest is in Full Swing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 13:08


    In this episode, hosts Allie Wise and Josh Shofner discuss harvest progress in Southeast Minnesota as farmers wrap up beans and begin harvesting corn. Allie and Josh also talk about general field observations, including diseases on corn and beans and what farmers should be keeping in mind for next year.

    Tar Spot and Early Soybean Harvest

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 13:10


    In this episode, hosts Allie Wise and Josh Shofner discuss weekly GDU's, early soybean harvest observations and why farmers should be weary of Tar Spot going into next year's growing season.

    Current Observations and Questions From the Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 13:07


    In this episode, hosts Allie Wise and Josh Shofner discuss weekly field observations in southern Minnesota and answer frequent questions they have been getting from listeners and growers.

    Harvest Timing and Crop Observations From the Field

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 13:17


    In this episode, hosts Allie Wise and Josh Shofner discuss weekly GDU's, harvest timing and overall field observations for the southern Minnesota area.

    Field Observations as Harvests Nears

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 13:07


    In this episode, hosts Allie Wise and Josh Shofner discuss current southern Minnesota field observations as harvest in the area nears.

    Minnesota and Wisconsin Field Condition Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2020 11:19


    In this episode of Pioneer Agronomy Live, hosts Hannah Elias, Brian Buck and Josh Shofner discuss regional rainfall, Growing Degree Units in the Minnesota and Wisconsin areas and Threat ID scouts. Compared to last year at this time, growers are ahead of schedule and, as long as the weather stays constant, fields will look good into September.

    Current state of the crop in SE Minnesota

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 11:18


    Hannah Elias, Pioneer Sales & Marketing Intern is with Pioneer Agronomists Brian Buck and Josh Shofner as they discuss the current state of crops in SE Minnesota. They discuss what you can do for your crops during the month of August.

    Corn Rootworm Pressure and Disease Observations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 11:01


    Your local Pioneer agronomists discuss corn rootworm pressure and the latest disease observations.

    Mid Season Crop Status

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2020 11:20


    Pioneer field agronomists Brian Buck and Josh Shofner are joined by their Pioneer Sales and Marketing Intern. The team discusses the mid-season crop status and things you should consider as the growing season moves into July.

    High Yield Corn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 44:25


    Early Planting Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 53:56


    Pioneer Field Agronomists Jay Zielske, Brian Buck, Josh Shofner and Emily Storby discuss the weather and how early you can get out in the field this spring to plant.

    Corn Variable Rate Seeding Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 33:04


    Pioneer Field Agronomists Jay, Josh, Brian and Allie discuss their recommendation for VRS.

    High Yield Management in Soybeans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 55:08


    Pioneer Field Agronomist Jay Zielske, Ashley Story, Brian Buck and Josh Shofner discuss high yield management in soybeans.

    Variable Rate Seeding for Soybeans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 41:43


    Pioneer Field Agronomists Jay Zielske, Ashley Storby Allie Wise and Josh Shofner discuss Variable Rate Seeding for Soybeans.

    Nitrogen Management in Corn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 68:58


    Pioneer Field Agronomist Jay Zielske, Dave Pharr, Allie Wise and Josh Shofner discuss Jay's favorite agronomy topic, Nitrogen Management in Corn.

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