Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/PsHEO756a0I Welcome to the first episode of 2026: 🌱We kick off the year with a discussion on managing waterhemp. 🌱Ben shares info on boron trials, soybean row spacing analysis, and Smart K B Trials from Brandt’s Research and Development Results book. 🌱And hear about what we are seeing in the fields this time year. BRANDT Research and Development Results: https://brandt.co/media/24352/plotbook-2024-web.pdf ISU Crop Advantage Series info: ht...

Watch the video version here to follow what's on screen in Ben's presentation: https://youtu.be/oYV9gsMRqdI On this episode: 🌱See a firsthand look at the 2025 season during our Post-Harvest Meeting with Ben Pieper, our Product Manager and Agronomist. Ben delivers a year-end review, highlighting field insights, seasonal challenges, and takeaways that will help inform decisions moving forward. Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds.com/product-guide C...

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/2sFe6RDmR1E On this episode: 🌱Dylan went to the ICM Conference in Altoona, IA this week. Hear his takeaways on wind direction & moisture and precipitation, and fungicide trials. 🌱We talk about disease pressures of Southern Rust & Tar Spot. 🌱Ben highlights how high pH can affect pesticide efficacy and how Upshift® C can be a tool to lower pH in the spray solutions. https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/event/2025/integrated-crop-manage...

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/f_SWxRdWj4k On this episode: 🌱Hear a recap of white mold and how stalk digestion products can limit the amount of disease in the field. 🌱We show more Meristem yield results and how fungicide can be enhanced with foliar fertilizers. 🌱We discuss the technology differences in late season foliar products. https://brandt.co/media/15005/brandt-smart-b-mo-brochure-row-crop.pdf Flip through the Merschman Seeds 2026 Product Guide: https://merschmanseeds...

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/A3jSMvknKMI On this episode: 🦃We have a quick discussion on wheat germination and vernalization & share a Thanksgiving message. Our 2026 Soybean Product Lineup: https://merschmanseeds.com/products/soybeans/2025-soybean-lineup 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: 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 Treatme...

Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/FQU1BSj4jTY 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 fro...

Watch the video version here: 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 202...

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: ...

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.first...

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 Me...