Pioneer Seeds Australia

Seed 360

Science EN ↓ 8 episodes

The Pioneer Seeds Australia podcast for everything in, on and around the seed. This podcast is hosted in rotation by our expert team of Regional Sales Managers, bringing a fresh perspective to every episode. Adam Pitman in Queensland and the Northern Territory, Cameron Searle in New South Wales, Henk Vrolijks in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia and Erinn McCartney in Western Australia will guide you through updates and insights into the agricultural landscapes of their respective regions and speak with expert guests from our network of growers, agronomists, researchers, local community...

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Part 3: Appetite for Success with Dr Bill Mahanna 28.09.2025 18:45

Tune in to the final part of Pioneer Global Nutritional Sciences Manager Dr Bill Mahanna's wide-ranging chat with Pioneer Regional Sales Manager Henk Vrolijks and Pioneer Summer Crop Portfolio Manager Ben Vercoe on flint verses dent and semi-dent corn hybrids, the benefits of late-season plant health (stay-green) for fibre digestibility of maize silage and the impacts of chop height and effec...

Part 2: Appetite for Success with Dr Bill Mahanna 25.08.2025 14:00

Join Pioneer Global Nutritional Sciences Manager Dr Bill Mahanna for more of his conversation with Henk and Ben as he discusses the key benefits of maize silage as a dairy ration, how BMR corn hybrids can fit into feeding systems and the impact of planting population on yield for silage. Watch his full presentation at the Appetite for Success events here.

Appetite for Success with Dr Bill Mahanna 16.04.2025 12:14

Meet Pioneer Global Nutritional Sciences Manager Dr Bill Mahanna as he chats with Henk and friend of the podcast Ben Vercoe about his 39 years of experience in the global dairy industry and what to expect at the Appetite for Success events in Victoria in May. For more about the events and to register, visit www.pioneerseeds.com.au/events/appetite-for-success

Lifting the Lid on Seed Production with Luke Brown 26.03.2025 11:58

Pioneer Seeds Field Operations Manager Luke Brown joins Cam, Adam and Henk to give you a peek behind the curtain of hybrid seed production.

The Breeding and Development of Summer Crop Hybrids with Ben Vercoe 06.03.2025 9:35

Pioneer Seeds Summer Crop Portfolio Manager Ben Vercoe joins Cam, Adam and Henk to chat about research and development in Pioneer Seeds' summer crop portfolio and what it takes to get a hybrid to market.

How Hybrid Canola has evolved in the Australian Market with Clint Rogers 14.02.2025 16:18

Pioneer Seeds Canola Portfolio Manager Clint Rogers sits down with Cam, Erinn and Henk to chat about the evolution of hybrid canola in Australia and around the world and introduce the canola hybrids that are new to the Pioneer Seeds portfolio in 2025.

Part 2: Introducing the Regional Sales Managers 12.02.2025 13:28

Continuing our introductions from the previous episode, Cam and Erinn walk Adam and Henk through their own origin stories and their goals for the Seed 360 podcast.

Part 1: Introducing the Regional Sales Managers 11.02.2025 11:19

Welcome to Seed 360! In our first episode, Cam Searle and Erinn McCartney sit down to introduce their fellow hosts Adam Pitman and Henk Vrolijks, and discuss their roles as Regional Sales Managers for Pioneer Seeds.