Pioneer Corn Revolution Podcast

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Pioneer is at the forefront of changing the way corn is developed and revolutionizing the way it will perform in the field. Join Matt Brechwald, farmer and ag podcaster, as he talks with the geneticists, breeders and agronomists at Pioneer who are leading the Corn Revolution.

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  • Jul 27, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 20m AVG DURATION
  • 22 EPISODES


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Welcome To The Pioneer Tour Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 3:53


What makes Pioneer, Pioneer? It’s not just one thing. It’s many things. Many people, many places, many facts. Join Matt Brechwald, farmer and ag podcaster, as he talks to Pioneer breeders, agronomists and sales representatives all over the country who are helping farmers succeed in the most complex and rewarding industry on earth.

“You know, it’s kind of that silent soldier, right?”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 10:58


Matt wants to know more about something he heard in episode two: seed treatment.

“I think right now even, we’re in another revolution.”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2019 14:32


Matt finds out just how seed corn becomes corn seed during the production process.

“I think everybody’s reaction was, ‘this is going to be a really big deal’.”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 10:44


Matt learned about Qrome® technology in episode one, but now he wants to know how it’s performing out in the fields.

“We’ve had a pretty volatile environment from beginning to end to deal with.”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2019 11:27


Matt and his guests survey how Pioneer products performed in this year’s crazy conditions across the corn belt.

“Plant health across our products are really helping make harvest smoother.”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019 9:21


Matt checks on the harvestability of Pioneer hybrids this season.

“Well, I think there’s a lot of things that are making those yields great.”

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 8:36


Matt discovers what’s making yield across the Corn Belt perform so well in 2019.

“Defensive characteristics are just the beginning to Qrome.”

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 9:13


Matt talks with Pioneer scientists and breeders about the newest product coming out of the Corn Revolution. Introducing: Pioneer® brand Qrome® products.

I finally have a grasp of the Corn Revolution.

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2019 13:26


Matt puts together a wrap-up show, to tell the Corn Revolution story through some of his favorite, most insightful quotes. Hear about the start of the revolution in 1919, the major steps of the seed development process and the key takeaway for farmers.

We’re the only company who can put all the pieces together.

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 32:53


Matt speaks with Matt Smalley, North America Corn Breeding Group team lead, to get a big-picture look at the Corn Revolution and why it can only come from Pioneer. From start to finish, from lab to field, Pioneer is the only company that can assemble all the pieces, building a seed development process that no other company can match.

Less than 1% make it to commercial.

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2019 34:19


Amy Blahnik visits the Corn Revolution podcast to tell Matt about the lucky few seeds that make it through the gauntlet. Amy, head of the Global Population Development team and the Trait Integration team, describes the feedback loop, going from the field back to product development, which allows Pioneer to create seeds that solve specific regional challenges.

We can trace an inbred from the 1920s all the way to today.

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2019 26:06


Matt dives deep into the Corn Revolution with Dean Podlich, Breeding Systems team lead. They explore how the vast history of the Pioneer genetics library helps today, why data collection and evaluation have evolved from a harvest-time activity to becoming a 24/7 endeavor, and how that greater data leads to predicting the next great hybrids.

It’s like being able to build with smaller and smaller building blocks.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 37:22


Matt goes in-depth with Hillary Sullivan, Research Director, to learn how Pioneer technologists take a peek under the hood of seeds, how to create a faster feedback loop for innovation, and why Pioneer seed development is like building with a set of blocks.

I’m calling this the halftime show.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019 7:21


Matt replays some of his favorite highlights from the first half of the Corn Revolution podcast series. He is piecing together what the Corn Revolution is all about, and the big-picture impact on Pioneer and the industry.

We generate 80 billion data points across corn every year.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2019 30:20


Matt speaks with Andrea Arias, who works in Data Science and Informatics, to discover the vast amounts of testing data that Pioneer collects, how they turn that data into insights for research teams and the irreplaceable role of human intuition.

It’s like having a small combine in your pocket.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2019 39:02


Matt interviews Neil Hausmann, Field Sensing lead, to learn about innovative phenotyping tools used in the field like mobile image analysis and drone imaging, and hears about Neil’s role in the development of Pioneer® brand Optimum® AQUAmax® hybrids.

It’s about midnight when thunderstorms come through.

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 29:51


Matt’s guest is Andy Baumgarten, Senior Research Scientist and Lead of Applied Breeding Technologies and Genomics. He hears about testing standability traits in fields throughout the U.S., the balance of technology and human intuition, and how much data a petabyte is.

Rather than 30 lottery tickets, you can buy 30,000.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2019 26:02


Matt speaks with Emily Ziemke, North American Corn Technology Lead, to learn all about predictive analytics: how it has dramatically shortened the seed development timeline, how it’s combined with real-world performance data and the innovative ways Pioneer shares this data globally.

Does it deserve to be in a Pioneer bag?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2019 36:34


Matt talks to Brandon Wardyn, Evaluation Zone lead in Maize Product Development Testing. He explores the delicate balance of yield versus consistency, the breeding side of the Corn Revolution, and he digs a little deeper into the Qrome® product.

That massive influx of R&D.

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 25:14


Neal Hoss, North America Corn product manager, joins Matt to discuss the extensive role of agronomy at Pioneer and how the additional year of field testing led to more consistent yields. Also, Matt finally learns what a double-haploid is.

Have you seen Money Ball?

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 30:00


Matt speaks with Ryan Myers, U.S. Corn Category lead, about the changes at Pioneer — changes that have been taking place for well over a decade. Like the prominent rise of predictive analytics in seed development, the significance of the Qrome® product, and how far this Corn Revolution can really go.

Looks like I’m officially in Johnston.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 3:56


Matt arrives at Pioneer headquarters for a peek behind the curtain. As a farmer and host of “The Off-Farm Income Podcast,” he’s interviewed hundreds of farmers over the years. But as he tours Pioneer’s extensive R&D facilities, he realizes the Corn Revolution is completely different than anything he’s covered before.

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