Episodes

  • New Year, New Yield Resolutions
    Jan 22 2026

    Seed corn package diversity is more than relative maturity. Hybrids build yield in a variety a ways - ear length, ear girth, kernel weight. It's important to know how each product gets to the finish line and what package can work best on your acres.

    On today's podcast, the Wyffels agronomy managers discuss our yield component trials. Wyffels has conducted research to better understand how individual hybrids express their yield components. Hybrids are planted at low and high populations to determine how hybrid yield components change, or "flex", in response to stress. Ears are collected to determine how the girth, length, and kernel weight are affected by stress. Differences are converted to a percentage to show how each yield component influences total ear flex by product.

    You can fine-tune management to protect genetic yield potential by knowing how hybrids respond to stress.

    Links discussed in this episode:
    Our Corn Products - Wyffels Hybrids
    Request our Product Guide with Yield Component Information.
    Between the Rows® - Fungicide Use on Wyffels Hybrids
    Wyffels Hybrids Trial Results

    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@wyffels.com.

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    36 mins
  • Skip the Pencil. Ink-in Fungicide for 2026.
    Dec 11 2025

    It's mid-December and we're still talking fungicide. Why? After what we saw in 2025, it requires a deeper dive before 2026 decisions are made.

    Fungicides are a valuable tool for raising high yielding corn. The benefits include increased yield, improved plant health and better standability at harvest. All hybrids can respond positively to a properly timed fungicide application, especially in environments that favor the development of leaf disease.

    On today's podcast, the Wyffels agronomy team reviews multiyear data, explores best practices for ROI, and offers thoughts on strategy for 2026.

    Links discussed in this episode:
    Between the Rows® - Fungicide Use on Wyffels Hybrids
    Wyffels Hybrids Trial Results
    Between the Rows® - Southern Rust

    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@wyffels.com.

    Wyffels Hybrids. Fiercely independent, and proud of it.


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    31 mins
  • Story of the Season: Part 2
    Nov 21 2025

    So, what just happened? With corn harvest in the rearview, the Wyffels Agronomy team is ready to break it all down.

    Today's podcast reviews the 2025 growing season in Wisconsin, Illinois, and eastern Iowa. What went right? What impacted performance? What lessons can we take from it going forward?

    Listen to Part 1 - South Dakota, Minnesota, and western Iowa HERE.

    Links discussed in this episode:
    Between the Rows® - Fungicide Use on Wyffels Hybrids
    Wyffels Hybrids Trial Results
    Iowa Environmental Mesonet

    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@wyffels.com.

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    22 mins
  • Story of the Season: Part 1
    Nov 18 2025

    So, what just happened?

    Today's podcast focuses on the 2025 growing season in eastern South Dakota, southern Minnesota, and into Iowa. To the north, corn growers saw favorable conditions and spots with record yields, but Iowa fields struggled with Southern Rust and other challenges amid hot, wet conditions.

    With corn harvest in the rearview, the Wyffels Agronomy team is ready to break it all down. They take a look at the factors that influenced hybrid performance, and share what lessons can be applied going forward.

    Part 2 of our mini-series will cover Wisconsin, Illinois, and eastern Iowa.

    Links discussed in this episode:
    Between the Rows® - Fungicide Use on Wyffels Hybrids
    Wyffels Hybrids Trial Results
    Iowa Environmental Mesonet

    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@wyffels.com.

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    31 mins
  • What (And What Not) to Learn from 2025
    Oct 10 2025

    Harvest is in full swing across the Corn Belt! And yield results are looking extremely variable. A wild season of heat, drought, excessive rainfall, and other environmental challenges have made for a unique corn harvest.

    On this week's podcast, the Wyffels agronomy team discusses harvest progress, yield component analysis, fall fertilizer, and more.

    Links discussed in this episode:
    Between the Rows® - Fungicide Use on Wyffels Hybrids
    Between the Rows® - Ear Rots and Kernel Molds
    Wyffels Harvest Progress Report Map

    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@wyffels.com.

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    28 mins
  • Digging Deeper on Hybrid Evaluation
    Sep 17 2025

    Harvest is coming in hot! Combines are rolling in parts of the Corn Belt and we're seeing a mixed bag of results. Southern Rust, drought, extreme heat, fungicide decisions, and more are impacting yields in significant ways.

    On this week's podcast, the Wyffels agronomy team discusses disease management, early harvest returns, and what we should (and should not) take from 2025 as we look ahead to 2026.


    Links discussed in this episode:
    Between the Rows® - Fungicide Use on Wyffels Hybrids
    Between the Rows® - Ear Rots and Kernel Molds
    Wyffels Grain Drying Calculator

    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@wyffels.com.

    Wyffels Hybrids. Fiercely independent, and proud of it.

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    22 mins
  • Live from FPS: Best Bang for the Buck
    Sep 1 2025

    Yield is important, but so is ROI. When budgets get tight, what are the best management decisions for your corn acres? What tools and tips make those decisions easier?

    On this week's episode, the Wyffels agronomy team discuss what corn growers can do to finish 2025 strong, management suggestions as we look ahead to 2026, and they give a brief update on current crop conditions.

    Links discussed in this episode:
    Wyffels Yield Calculator
    Wyffels Grain Drying Calculator
    Between the Rows® - Corn Pollination and Grain Fill
    Between the Rows® - Southern Rust

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    22 mins
  • Live from FPS: Looking Through The Crystal Ball
    Aug 29 2025

    After a blazing hot summer, what's next for the corn crop as we head into September? How does this time of year impact yields and harvest timing?

    On this week's podcast, the Wyffels agronomy team discusses disease pressure, grain fill, and what to expect ahead of harvest.

    Links discussed in this episode:
    Wyffels Yield Calculator
    Wyffels Grain Drying Calculator
    Between the Rows® - Corn Pollination and Grain Fill

    We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Email us at agronomy@wyffels.com.

    Wyffels Hybrids. Fiercely independent, and proud of it.

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    25 mins