Advertise on podcast: Merschman Seeds Cup of Joe

Watch the Video Version here: https://youtu.be/YkFcIuQlDIk On this episode: 🌱 Amy Niver from Rosen’s joins us for a discussion on the components of our Starting Line® Seed Treatment for corn, along with Starting Line® and Starting Line Plus® for soybeans. She’ll also cover how these treatments protect seed from pests and disease, and how they work together to support strong emergence and early growth for high yielding crops. Merschman Starting Line® Corn Seed Treatment: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/powercore-enlist-corn/starting-line-corn-seed-treatment Merschman Starting Line® and Starting Line Plus® Soybean Seed Treatments: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans Merschman Starting Line® Wheat Seed Treatment: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/wheat 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/Iv2VcEQHrGQ On this episode: 🌱Area Sales Manager Aaron Harpole joins us on location in a Millie 8 wheat field in Carbondale, Illinois. Hear about everything under the sun about wheat from growing conditions, to maturities, to heading time, fungicide timing and harvesting. 🌱Hear about fungicide timing and protecting your yield potential. 🌱Ben shares a GDU Accumulation map for the 2026 season. 🌱Dylan has a Southeast Iowa wheat update from local growers. Starting Line Wheat Seed Treatment: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/wheat Merschman Seeds’ Hyper Early® Wheat: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/hyper-early-wheat 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/ppgWZLWc-SE On this episode: 🌱Ben shares an April weather update & soil temperature and moisture graphs in the Southeast Iowa area, Kearny, NE & Carbondale, IL areas from AgWeather.com. 🌱Dylan and Ben have been scouting wheat; they share photos and talk about how soil temperature & planting depth affects greenup. 🌱Hear a summary of a Red Crown Rot article from the University of Missouri, linked below. 🌱Joe highlights components of our Starting Line and Starting Line Plus seed treatment options. Ag Weather: https://ag-wx.com Watch for Red Crown Rot in Soybean by Linda Geist via University of Missouri Extension: https://extension.missouri.edu/news/watch-for-red-crown-rot-in-soybean Starting Line and Starting Line Plus soybean seed treatments: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans 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/mqr0RwNM8Gs Watch the Meristem Crop Performance video on Emergence and Germination: https://youtu.be/vZdZdmxObaw On this episode: 🌱Dylan talks about alfalfa and pests to look out for. 🌱Ben shares an article from Iowa State University about residual soil nitrogen from crop year 2025 and how it might affect 2026 nitrogen needs. 🌱Check the link below for a Meristem Crop Performance video regarding emergence and germination.    Alfalfa Weevil Eggs Hatching Early in 2026 via ISU Extension & Outreach: https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/cropnews/2026/03/alfalfa-weevil-eggs-hatching-early-2026 America’s Alfalfa: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/alfalfa Residual soil nitrogen from crop year 2025: How might it affect 2026 nitrogen needs? via ISU Extension & Outreach: https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/post/residual-soil-nitrogen-crop-year-2025-how-might-it-affect-2026-nitrogen-needs https://facts.psi.iastate.edu/about/ 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/OnVowm_80ZQ On this episode: 🌱Weather is the number one topic on farmers minds this week; what does that mean when it comes to field work before planting? 🌱We share maps from National Phenology Network on Spring Leaf Index, a temperature outlook for April, a Corn Rootworm Risk Forecast map and more. 🌱Ben has been scouting wheat; hear about the current growth stage & how cold weather affects the plant. 🌱We talk about the risks & rewards when it comes to planting dates. Merschman Seeds Soft Red Winter Wheat: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/wheat To Plant or Not To Plant? via Science for Success: https://mailchi.mp/soybeanscienceforsuccess.org/potassium-deficiency-in-soybean-2700?e=1d5d6483e3 The Best Soybean Planting Date via Science for Success: https://resources.ipmcenters.org/resource.cfm?rid=45262&vid=30382 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/7ajA_Sania0 On this episode: 🌽 Hear information about Syngenta’s Victrato Seed Treatment, a new component in our Starting Line Plus seed treatment and how it can help protect against diseases such as Red Crown Rot. 🌽 Dylan shares projected future weather patterns and a map of an El Niño projected to come this winter. 🌽Lynn shares an article from Progressive Farmer about qualifications and restrictions on OTT Dicamba. Victrato Seed Treatment Information: https://tinyurl.com/79bct6hk More slides from the presentation Ben showed: https://merschmanseeds.com/uploads/images/Victrato_Seed_Treatment.pdf A Guide to Red Crown Rot in Soybean via Syngenta: https://merschmanseeds.com/uploads/images/Red_Crown_Guide.pdf Victrato Seed Treatment featuring Tymirium Technology: https://merschmanseeds.com/uploads/images/Victrato_Seed_Treatment_Featuring_Tymirium_Technology.pdf Production Blog: OTT Dicamba Some States Impose Tighter Restrictions on OTT Dicamba Herbicides by Jason Jenkins via Progressive Farmer powered by DTN: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/crops/article/2026/03/05/states-impose-tighter-restrictions National Ag Week: https://nationaltoday.com/national-ag-week/ 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/IDymD2Z436Q On this episode: 🌽 Joe explains our “No Substitutions or It’s Free Guarantee” policy, applicable to the hybrid only, not weight or grade. 🌽 Dylan shares updates on production and germ quality, including specific germ results for Merschman PowerCore® Enlist 2512C-30. 🌽 Ben breaks down our Starting Line® Corn Seed Treatment and continues last week’s discussion on soil moisture. 🌽 Joe also recaps key takeaways from an Ag Outlook seminar he attended this past week. More on our “No Substitutions or it’s Free Guarantee” policy: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn/no-substitutions-or-its-free-guarantee Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® Corn Info: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn Starting Line Corn Seed Treatment: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn/corn-treatment 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/KosvKw0sJ-Y On this episode: 🌱We have a discussion about Enlist E3® Expance™ soybeans developed by M.S. Technologies® and Syngenta®, Marketed by Merschman Seeds®. The Enlist E3® Expance™ soybean trait technology was announced this week at the Commodity Classic. 🌱We talk about price discovery and crop insurance. 🌱Ben shares soil moisture and precipitation maps coming up in the next few weeks. M.S. Technologies, L.L.C. and Syngenta Introduce Enlist E3® Expance™ Soybean Trait Technology at Commodity Classic 2026 Press Release: https://merschmanseeds.com/merschmedia/industry-news/m.s-technologies-l.l.c-and-syngenta-introduce-enlist-e3-expance-soybean-trait-technology-at-commodity-classic-2026 Soil Moisture Maps: https://ag-wx.com/NASA/vsm0-10percent_conus.gif https://ag-wx.com/NASA/vsm0-100percent_conus.gif Precipitation Maps: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/814day/814prcp.new.gif https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/WK34/gifs/WK34prcp.gif 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/CrgNz10zp34 On this episode: 🌱Hear a recap of a meeting we attended at Rosen’s in Indiana this past week. 🌱We highlight how drone innovation & technology is utilized in agriculture, especially when it comes to spraying herbicides and fungicides. 🌱We talk about abiotic stress on crops and what can be done to help alleviate those stressors. 🌱Dylan and Ben share our West Point, Iowa test plot plans this year as well as new corn hybrids that will be available in 2027. Rosen's Inc: https://www.rosens.com/ Merschman Seeds PowerCore® Enlist® Corn: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/corn Check out videos from Farmcon: https://www.youtube.com/@farmcon-event 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/TODlwjGQAg8 On this episode: 🌱We have a discussion on drought conditions. See a map from Blue Water Outlook showing needed precipitation to end drought conditions. 🌱The 2025 Brandt Research and Development Guidebook is available; Ben highlights a few of their studies and trial work. 🌱Hear about spring nitrogen application considerations from Dylan. Brandt’s 2025 Research and Development Results: https://issuu.com/brandtweb/docs/2025_brandt_research_and_development_results Blue Water Outlook: https://bluewateroutlook.com/ Merschman Seeds Soft Red Winter Wheat: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/wheat 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/07IuzAFKd48 On this episode: 🌱Ben shares the Crop Risk Tool he uses to predict disease probability and make accurate & timely farming decisions. 🌱We share some alfalfa variety rating information. See the link below. 🌱Dylan shares an update on seed acres & production plans for 2027 and into 2028. 🌱Hear a recap of our time of the Iowa Ag Expo in Des Moines, IA this past week and what the biggest takeaways & discussion topics were. Iowa Ag Expo: https://iowaagexpo.com/ Crop Risk Tool that Ben highlights: https://connect.doit.wisc.edu/cpn-risk-tool/ 2026 Alfalfa Variety Ratings PDF: https://www.alfalfa.org/pdf/2026_Alfalfa_Variety_Leaflet.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: https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/LG6IZqx9Xds On this episode: 🌱Our Area Sales Managers came to West Point for their January sales meeting to reflect on 2025, training and for what's to come in 2026 and on. 🌱We highlight Heads Up®, one of two Biologicals in our Starting Line and Starting Line Plus with Saltro® and Trunemco® seed treatments for Soybeans. 🌱Ben, Dylan & Lynn share their trial & management plans for this coming growing season. Learn more about Heads Up: https://headsupst.com/ Starting Line Soybean Seed Treatment: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans/soybean-seed-treatment#page_interactiveframe_soybean Starting Line Plus with Saltro® and Trunemco® Seed Treatment: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans/starting-line-soybean-seed-treatment-plus Merschman Seeds Soft Red Winter Wheat: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/wheat 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