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On this episode:
🌱Hear from Dylan about corn quality and germs coming out of Total Seed Production for the 2026 season.
🌱Ben shares data on Meristem’s Excavator® AMS product and the impact on nutrients.

Meristem’s Excavator® AMS product:
https://meristemag.com/newsroom/meristem-launches-excavator-ams-first-all-in-one-surfactant-water-conditioner-residue-breakdown-and-nutrient-release-product/

https://meristemag.com/products/excavator-ams/

Victrato Seed Treatment Tech Sheet:
https://assets.syngenta-us.com/pdf/media/victrato-tech-sheet.pdf

Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide

Check out all of our social media links, website and more:
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On this episode:
🌱We chat about the approval of Victrato Seed Treatment, a new product from Syngenta targeting nematodes, Sudden Death Syndrome aa& red crown rot.
🌱Lynn has a market update looking into 2026.
🌱Dylan applied anhydrous this week - Hear his take on how that worked, given the weather conditions.

Victrato Seed Treatment Information:
https://assets.syngenta-us.com/pdf/media/victrato-tech-sheet.pdf

Red Crown Rot Map from Crop Protection Network;
https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/maps/red-crown-rot-map

https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

Merschman Seeds 2026 Soybean Lineup:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans

Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® Corn:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn

Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide

Check out all of our social media links, website and more:
https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

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On this episode:
🌱Hear a behind the scenes look on originator data for corn and the philosophy behind how we choose which hybrids to offer.
🌱We give insight on diversifying your maturity to minimize weather risk.

Merschman Seeds 2026 Soybean Lineup:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans

Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® Corn:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn

Meristem Crop Performance:
https://meristemag.com

Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide

Check out all of our social media links, website and more:
https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

Watch the video version here to see photos on screen throughout the episode: https://youtu.be/vGp7O0BSYa8

On this episode:
🌽Ben summarizes the strip trials that were tested at our Fort Madison, Iowa test plot.
🌽See some Meristem full program results from fields we were on site for this summer.
🌽Hear Ben’s advice on planting wheat after November 1st.
🌽Stick around for some spooky corny jokes!

https://merschmanseeds.com/uploads/images/FMC_Meristem_Test_Plot.pdf

Meristem Crop Performance:
https://meristemag.com

Merschman Seeds 2026 Soybean Lineup:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans

Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® Corn:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn

Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide:
https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide

Check out all of our social media links, website and more:
https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Nj5-65QWAW0

On this episode:
🌽Hear a discussion on 4” soil temperatures and how that correlates with fall herbicide and nitrogen applications.
🌽Ben and Dylan harvested the Fort Madison, Iowa test plot. Hear what they have to say about trends they saw in the trials they tested.
🌽FIRST trials published their summary data for northern Illinois. See how our Merschman Seeds PowerCore® Enlist® 2506C-30 ranked.

F.I.R.S.T. Trials:
https://www.firstseedtests.com/2025/B2025ILNOuabsummary.pdf?email=1&date=20251024&user=1097

https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/agclimate/soilt.php

Merschman Seeds 2026 Soybean Lineup:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans

Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® Corn:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn

Meristem Crop Performance:
https://meristemag.com

Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide

Check out all of our social media links, website and more:
https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/5fhizrlW61E

On this episode:
🌽We preview soybean seed quality and size for 2026.
🌽Dylan has a harvest update on the West Point test plot.
🌽Hear about yield variation between weigh wagon scale and combine yield monitors.
🌽Ben questions he’s gotten this week regarding picking down beans.

Merschman Seeds 2026 Soybean Lineup:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans

Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® Corn:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn

Meristem Crop Performance:
https://meristemag.com

Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide

Check out all of our social media links, website, Blue Water Outlook and more:
https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/J8F3FpIhHP8

On this episode:
🌽We are getting test plot results. Hear from Ben about the top performing Merschman products.
🌽Now is the time to plant wheat! Merschman Seeds offers Hyper-Early & Ultra-Early wheat varieties. Hear the benefits of planting soft red winter wheat.
🌽Hear how our Starting Line soybean seed treatment options can help combat diseases such as red crown rot.

Merschman Seeds 2026 Soybean Lineup:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans

Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® Corn:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn

Meristem Crop Performance:
https://meristemag.com

Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide

Check out all of our social media links, website and more:
https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/jN2KfhiJ-CM

On this episode:
🌽Hear a summary of our West Point, Iowa Show Plot harvest results and how our checks with Meristem went.
🌽Growers are bringing soybean seed to the plant. We have a discussion on seed size and quality.
🌽Ben talks about Green Stem Syndrome in soybeans.
🌽Hear a quick summary on how Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® corn is performing.

‘Green stem syndrome on soybean’ via University of Minnesota Extension:
https://extension.umn.edu/soybean-pest-management/green-stem-syndrome-soybean

Merschman Seeds 2026 Soybean Lineup:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans

Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® Corn:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn

Meristem Crop Performance:
https://meristemag.com

Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide

Check out all of our social media links, website and more:
https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

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On this episode:
🌽Harvest has begun and it’s time to think about fertilizer. Have you tested the soil in your field? How can you maintain yield potential knowing what’s in your field?
🌽Dylan shares fungicide trial results from northern Iowa.
🌽Ben shares comments on how our Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® corn is performing, especially our 2512C-30 and 2411C-30.
🌽Ben also shares some Meristem Crop Performance trial work on screen.

Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® Corn:
https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn

Meristem Crop Performance:
https://meristemag.com

Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide

Check out all of our social media links, website and more:
https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/LOUn8RS0zY4

On this episode:
🌽Ben has an update on his Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® 2512C-30 corn field that we were in last week.
🌽We have an initial harvest update.
🌽Dylan talks about planting wheat & Hessian fly free dates in Iowa.
🌽Ken Ferrie raised the topic of field fires; we talk about having a field fire action plan.

'Fly Free' Date for Hessian Fly by Erin Hodgson, via ISU Extension and Outreach
https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/cropnews/2012/08/fly-free-date-hessian-fly

Ken Ferrie’s Boots in the Field Report:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/croptechconsulting/episodes/2025-09-17T15_55_39-07_00

Meristem Crop Performance:
https://meristemag.com/

Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide

Check out all of our social media links, website and more:
https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds