Keeping It Independent

Southern rust in the central Midwest? What's the deal with that?? On today's episode, Agronomy Managers Jared Goplen and Eric Wilson discuss the late season diseases impacting this year's corn crop. They explore tips for scouting and managing southern rust, tar spot, and Goss's wilt. Between the Rows® - Common Leaf Diseases Between the Rows® - Tar Spot Scouting for Tar Spot Video - Eric Wilson Bet...

Technical Product Manager Brent Tharp and Agronomy Managers Ryan Gentle and Eric Wilson come to you LIVE from Kickoff 2025 to discuss all things aphids, late summer disease reports, and an audience question on planting populations. Between the Rows® - Common Leaf Diseases Between the Rows® - Tar Spot Scouting for Tar Spot Video - Eric Wilson Between the Rows® - Making the Fungicide Decision We wan...

Agronomy Managers Ryan Gentle and Jared Goplen discuss how heavy rains and winds are impacting the crop, and whether fungicide is worth it considering the late July situation. Between the Rows® - Damage from Summer Storms Between the Rows® - The Effects of Flooding and Saturated Soils on Corn Between the Rows® - Making the Fungicide Decision Wyffels Yield Calculator We want to hear from you. Have...

It's an exciting time at Wyffels Hybrids! This week, we're officially opening our Ames, Iowa site. To help celebrate, VP of Production Jacob Wyffels joined the podcast to discuss this generational investment and other goings-on in production. Links discussed in this episode: Iowa Site Announcement The Wyffels Story We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes?...

Agronomy Manager Ryan Gentle and Technical Product Manager Dr. Brent Tharp discuss tar spot, corn rootworm management and monitoring, and how heavy rains/flooding are impacting the crop. But...there is some good news! Happy 4th of July from Wyffels Hybrids. Enjoy a hot dog and a cold one, and celebrate your independence! Between the Rows® - Damage from Summer Storms Between the Rows® - The Effects...

Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson discusses how recent storms and flooding have impacted the central Midwest corn crop. Then, the agronomy team talks with the 2024 Wyffels interns - Tyler Barrington, Agronomy; Maddi Klemme, Marketing; Kade Wassman, Sales. Between the Rows® - Damage from Summer Storms Between the Rows® - The Effects of Flooding and Saturated Soils on Corn Wyffels Hybrids Corn Rootworm M...

Agronomy Managers Jared Goplen and Eric Wilson discuss the emergence of tar spot, corn rootworm management and monitoring, and how June heatwaves are impacting the crop. Plus...there is some good news! Between the Rows® - Managing Corn Rootworm Populations Wyffels Hybrids Corn Rootworm Monitoring Crop Protection Network - Fungicide Efficacy for Control of Corn Foliar Diseases We want to hear from...

Join us as we cover a grab bag of topics impacting corn's "ugly duckling" phase. On this week's episode, Agronomy Manager Jared Goplen and Technical Product Manager Brent Tharp discuss seedling blight, nitrogen, and, yes, even tar spot. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Replant Calculator Between the Rows® - Sidedress Nitrogen in Corn We want to hear from you. Have questions you wan...

Follow the Label, But Why?  Find out on this week's episode of Keeping It Independent. Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson sits down with BASF's Kurt Maertens to discus post-emergence applications. The two dive into the top field calls received during spraying season. Links discussed in this episode: Between the Rows® - Weed Management BASF - Farming and Crop Protection We want to hear from you. Have que...

Need a break from all the planting talk? We do, too. On this week's episode, Agronomy Managers Ryan Gentle and Eric Wilson discuss cutworms, nitrogen loss, and emergence flagging. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Replant Calculator Between the Rows® - Black Cutworm and True Armyworm Between the Rows® - Effects of Flooding and Saturated Soils on Corn Iowa State University - Iowa Env...

Well, at least we busted that drought. On this week's episode, Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson and Technical Product Manager Brent Tharp  discuss managing a wet spring. When do delays start impacting yield potential? Should you switch out hybrids? Give a listen & find out more! Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Replant Calculator Wyffels Hybrids Growing Degree Unit Calculator Betwe...

As the calendar flips to May, we're in the heart of planting season. The only problem? Much of the Corn Belt is getting soaked & progress is slowing. On this week's episode, Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Ryan Gentle discuss planting progress, managing wet conditions, seedling blight concerns, and replant considerations. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Replant Calculator Wy...

It's planting season in the Central Corn Belt! On this week's episode, the full Wyffels Agronomy Team joined the show to discuss planting progress, growing degree units, and how to navigate a cool and rainy end to April. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Growing Degree Unit Calculator Between the Rows® - Optimize Plantability We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to a...

It's almost go-time in the Central Corn Belt!  Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Ryan Gentle discuss April corn planting and how to determine fit soil conditions. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Growing Degree Unit Calculator Between the Rows® - Early Spring Planting Considerations We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we...

On this week's show, Technical Product Manager Brent Tharp and Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson cover planting rates and optimizing plantability. They explore Wyffels’ testing procedures and how the resulting information can benefit you this season. Links discussed in this episode: Between the Rows® - Optimizing Plantability Between the Rows® - Choosing the Right Planting Rate 2024   Follow the podcas...

This week on Keeping It Independent, we're shining a light on Wyffels' partnership with Farm Rescue . Agronomy Manager Eric Wilson sits down Farm Rescue's Ben Smith (00:00) to discuss the nonprofit's impact. Chris and Kari Berg (17:37) also join to discuss their experience with Farm Rescue. Communications Manager Jill Carlson highlights how Wyffels is working with Farm Rescue to cultivate awarenes...

The weather is warming up, but there's still work to be done - and conditions to consider - before the planting season gets under way. On this episode, Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Jared Goplen discuss what you need to keep in mind as you make final preparations for the upcoming planting season. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels Hybrids Between the Rows®  - Spring Anhydrous 2024 Wyffel...

Has the mild winter had an impact on pests? On this episode of Keeping It Independent, Agronomy Manager Ryan Gentle sits down with University of Illinois entomologist Kelly Estes to discuss her role as the State Agricultural Pest Survey Coordinator, and to pick her brain on all things bugs! Links discussed in this episode: Corn ipmPIPE University of Illinois - Water and Atmospheric Resources Monit...

Where is our yield coming from?? On this episode of Keeping It Independent, we're exploring the balancing act that is corn breeding. Wyffels Hybrids Corn Breeders Bob Jackson and Chris Eichhorn stop by to discuss the evolution of modern hybrids, and the factors that go into developing hybrids for your acres. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels' Independent Corn Breeding Program We want to hea...

We're going back in time on the latest episode of Keeping It Independent ! Wyffels Hybrids Corn Breeder Devin Nichols joins the show to talk the long history of corn and how modern hybrids came to be.  We dive into teosinte, open-pollinated varieties, and the advent of hybrid corn. Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels' Independent Corn Breeding Program We want to hear from you. Have questions...

Agronomy Manager Jared Goplen sits down with University of Minnesota Associate Professor Dr. Daniel Kaiser to discuss zinc and boron .   Links discussed in this episode: University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences: https://cfans.umn.edu/ Follow CFANS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umncfans/ Dr. Daniel Kaiser Profile - University of Minnesota: https:...

Agronomy Manager Jared Goplen sits down with University of Minnesota Associate Professor Dr. Daniel Kaiser to discuss sulfur .   Links discussed in this episode: University of Minnesota College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences: https://cfans.umn.edu/ Follow CFANS on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umncfans/ Dr. Daniel Kaiser Profile - University of Minnesota: https://swac.u...

Agronomy Manager Ryan Gentle sits down with University of Illinois Postdoctoral Research Associate Connor Sible to discuss biologicals .   Links discussed in this episode: University of Illinois Crop Physiology: https://cropphysiology.cropsci.illinois.edu/ We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this better? Email us at agronomy...

Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Ryan Gentle discuss their New Year's Resolutions for farmers. They dive into hybrid placement plans, fertilizer status checks, herbicide components, and more! Pop the champagne (or crack a cold one if you prefer) and enjoy this special episode of "Keeping It Independent". Links discussed in this episode: Wyffels - Between The Rows: Weed Management AgWeb Newsletter...

It's a special holiday mailbag episode of Keeping It Independent !    Our own 3 wise men - Agronomy Managers Jared Goplen, Eric Wilson, and Ryan Gentle - wrap up 2023 and answer your rapid-fire questions. Topics include lessons from 2023, New Year's resolutions for corn growers, the best gifts for an agronomist, favorite Christmas movies, and more! We want to hear from you. Have questions you want...