Merschman Seeds Cup of Joe

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/TxmMh_bpvpc On this episode: 🌽Hear about our week visiting test plots & what’s coming down the pike in the next few years. 🌽Ben shares some early harvest info & talks about phone calls he’s gotten this week. 🌽Hear about Meristem Crop Performance products that can help benefit yield potential & standability. 🌽What is the double crop opportunity? https://meristemag.com/ https://merschmanseeds.com/products/wheat Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2027 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/NTpksE2WCvo On this episode: 🌽Hear some pre-harvest insights from Dylan & he shares an an article on soil temperatures when it comes to anhydrous & manure application. 🌽Lynn shares an article on Wheat Double-Crop Soybean Profitability in Recent Years from Successful Farming. Hear how our Double-Crop program works at Merschman Seeds. 🌽Congratulations to Cindy Schinstock, our Seed Order Manager, on a Happy Retirement after a total of 47 years working at Merschman Seeds! Wheat Double-Crop Soybean Profitability in Recent Years via Successful Farming: https://tinyurl.com/yc3kejpj County 4 inch Soil Temperature Maps via ISU IEM: https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/agclimate/soilt.php Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2027 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/vMwRlc385kE 🌽Hear about what we’ve seen around the Midwest & Mid-South at our seed dealers’ field days. 🌽We talk about factors such as disease pressures & weather events that might affect yield potential. 🌽Hear about the Xyway® system & Meristem Crop Performance® products and how they benefit the plant. 🌽Ben gives an update on a few new 2027 Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® corn products and improvements. 🌽Stick around for a corny joke from a special guest! https://meristemag.com/ Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2027 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/-AtHtKrrjBU On this episode: 🌽We talk about disease pressures such as southern rust and stalk rot that are showing up. 🌽Hear about what Ben, Dylan and Lynn have seen along the countryside on their way to Field Days and meetings this week. 🌽Dylan shares a few photos of our new PowerCore® Enlist® corn hybrids and how they’re building yield. Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2027 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/hgAQ0rXs10g 🌽Wheat is the big topic at Merschman Seeds as we get closer to fall harvest. Dylan shares updates on things to keep in mind this time of year for wheat fertility and more. 🌽Ben shares a precipitation anomaly map & talks about how rainfall can impact yield potential. He also shares a corn heat-stress threshold map from Elwynn Taylor. 🌽How can a cricket tell the temperature? Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2027 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/QrYlale7Pks On this episode: 🌽Ben shares soil moisture maps & mineralization rates from Iowa State University Extension & Outreach. 🌽How does excess rain this time of year affect crops and the environment? 🌽Hear a wheat update on what to expect for this year, getting ready for fall production, double crop, and our Hyper-Early™ Peyton 2 wheat. https://facts.extension.iastate.edu/soil-n-mineralization https://facts.extension.iastate.edu/soil-moisture-15cm https://facts.extension.iastate.edu/soil-moisture-100cm Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2027 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/K7eMYhF4gl0 🌱Ben and Lynn attended a Meristem Crop Performance meeting in Wisconsin this past week. Hear their key takeaways and things they’ve learned about taking costs out of production agriculture and maintaining yield potential. 🌱The Merschman Seeds 2027 Product Guide is available now. Find it on our website or your local Merschman seeds Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2027 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide https://meristemag.com/ Check out all of our social media links, website and more: https://linktr.ee/merschmanseeds

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/86k4Cl_rpLA On this episode: 🌱The new 2027 Product Guide is available now. Contact your local Area Sales Manager, Merschman Seeds Dealer or visit our website to get a copy. 🌱See a flash drought map from John Feldt’s Blue Water Outlook. 🌱We highlight a handful of new soybean and wheat products in the 2027 Product Guide. 🌱Thank you for your business this past year and we are excited for what’s ahead in 2027. Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2027 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/dKgeGbLz5C4 On this episode: 🌱Ben reviews disease maps from the Crop Protection Network. 🌱See photos from Area Sales Manager Aaron Harpole of Red Crown Rot & a map of counties it’s been found in. 🌱Hear about our newly updated optional soybean seed treatment Starting Line Plus with Victrato® and Trunemco®. 🌱We talk about kernel size throughout the growing season & how our Merschman corn hybrids make their yield. https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans/starting-line-soybean-seed-treatment-plus https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/crop-lookout How Much Nitrogen Are Iowa Soils Supplying This Year? Via ISU Extension & Outreach: https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/post/how-much-nitrogen-are-iowa-soils-supplying-year 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 visuals on screen: On this episode: 🌱We share a testimonial on double crop soybeans from the Sparta, IL area. 🌱Hear a recap of this week including meetings, new Group 4 soybean products, Hyper-Early™ wheat, wheat heading date data and more. 🌱Ben talks about waterlogged soybeans and how certain products can help plants recover faster. 🌱See a leaf wetness hours index graph & how it coorelates to fungicide application timing. https://merschmanseeds.com/products https://meristemag.com/ https://www.reflectorbital.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 important visuals, graphs and charts shown on screen in this episode: https://youtu.be/io8Id5Nh-FU On this episode: 🌱See wheat trial results in 2 locations. How well did Merschman Peyton 2 and Julie 12 do in the trials? 🌱We have a discussion tassel wrap on corn and managing it. 🌱We discuss upcoming stress conditions and what can be done to minimize those stresses as well as what kind of yield preservation can be seen. Wheat Trial Results in Rush Hill: https://varietytesting.missouri.edu/wheat/results/N-2026%20Rush%20Hill.pdf Wheat Trial Results in Columbia: https://varietytesting.missouri.edu/wheat/results/N-2026%20Columbia.pdf Learn more 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/FNWhH2NNIrc On this episode: 🌱Peter Rousonelos and Taylor Flynn from Meristem Crop Performance join us to share latest updates from Meristem and discuss practical strategies for maximizing yield potential, along with insights growers can put to work this season. https://merschmanseeds.com/products/meristem 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/afYtcz3r2zE On this episode: 🌱Hear a summary of this week’s field scouting, meetings, travels and weather. 🌱Ben shares a Crop Lookout Map from the Crop Protection Network compiling different crop issues & diseases in counties into one map. 🌱We talk about why scouting crops is critical during the growing season. 🌱Dylan shares test weight results for our Julie 12 and Maddie 3 wheat. Crop Lookout Map: https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/crop-lookout 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/8-0JDB2xmVw On this episode: 🌱Dylan highlights two new Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® RA hybrids available in 2027. 🌱We share a summary of meetings we attended this week in central Iowa. 🌱Hear a conversation about Tar Spot in corn & a map showing increased Tar Spot identification. Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® Corn: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/powercore-enlist-corn Starting Line® Corn Seed Treatment: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/powercore-enlist-corn/starting-line-corn-seed-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/WDUYTzbuz-U On this episode: 🌱Area Sales Manager Brett Ries of the eastern Illinois area joins us for a crop update, how the season got started and is progressing, and the opportunity in Brett’s area. 🌱Brett shares insight on the performance of the Merschman PowerCore® Enlist® 2512C-30 hybrid and how our Starting Line® corn seed treatment has helped support its performance. 🌱Brett also discusses the performance and yield potential of our Hyper-Early® Peyton 2 brand wheat. 🌱Hear about Merschman Enlist E3® soybeans Brett is excited about in Group 3 when it comes to double-cropping. Merschman PowerCore® Enlist Corn: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/powercore-enlist-corn Merschman Soft Red Winter Wheat: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/wheat Hyper-Early® Peyton 2 Wheat: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/wheat/merschman-peyton-2-brand 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

On this episode: https://youtu.be/3PfhJBOuXRM 🌱We have a wheat discussion, and see Merschman Hyper-Early® Peyton 2 brand soft red winter wheat yield results from the Sparta, IL area. 🌱Hear how wheat management has changed over the years. 🌱We have a discussion on the purpling on the base of crops. 🌱We highlight Merschman Enlist E3® Reagan 2635E soybeans. https://merschmanseeds.com/products/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/VTYitXndCJA On this episode: 🌱Area Sales Manager Bryan Regennitter of the north eastern, eastern Iowa & southeastern Minnesota area joins us for a crop update, how the season is progressing, and the opportunity in Bryan’s area. 🌱Bryan shares the soybean varieties he’s excited about coming up. 🌱Lynn shares photos from his own farm of carbon penalty on corn. 🌱Hear about week travels from Ben and Dylan. https://merschmanseeds.com/products https://merschmanseeds.com/products/wheat https://merschmanseeds.com/products/powercore-enlist-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/QcoVf5yrQVI On this episode: 🌱Ben shares an article addressing ‘corkscrew’ corn. 🌱Hear a discussion on how to make the herbicides Liberty® and Enlist One® work to their full potential. https://ag.purdue.edu/news/department/agry/kernel-news/2024/04/corkscrewed-mesocotyls-what-does-it-mean.html https://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/corn/news/articles.04/corkscrew-0501.html How to Tank-mix with Enlist® Herbicides via Corteva Agriscience: https://tinyurl.com/566aapb7 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/_o-YSJWsf7g On this episode: 🌱Ben and Dylan got test plots in the ground this week. Hear about their plot plans and population trials. 🌱Hear about row spacing in soybeans and how that can affect yield potential. 🌱We talk about spraying timeframes after crop emergence. 🌱Stick around for the corny jokes! 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/MIM7e_IUpf4 On this episode: 🌱We share information on Victrato® Seed Treatment from Syngenta®, now part of our Starting Line Plus® Soybean Seed Treatment along with Trunemco®. 🌱Hear a local Southeast Iowa update on crop progress, field conditions, tillage and more. 🌱Dylan shares an update on Peyton 2 and Maddie 3 wheat brands in the Southeast Iowa area. More Victrato Seed Treatment Information: https://shorturl.at/4TlZO Starting Line & Starting Line Plus Soybean Seed Treatment: 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