Pioneer Corn Revolution Podcast

Welcome To The Pioneer Tour Podcast

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000

What makes Pioneer, Pioneer? It’s not just one thing. It’s many things. Many people, many places, many facts. Join Matt Brechwald, farmer and ag podcaster, as he talks to Pioneer breeders, agronomists and sales representatives all over the country who are helping farmers succeed in the most complex and rewarding industry on earth.

“You know, it’s kind of that silent soldier, right?”

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Thu, 19 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Matt wants to know more about something he heard in episode two: seed treatment.

“I think right now even, we’re in another revolution.”

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Tue, 17 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Matt finds out just how seed corn becomes corn seed during the production process.

“I think everybody’s reaction was, ‘this is going to be a really big deal’.”

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Matt learned about Qrome® technology in episode one, but now he wants to know how it’s performing out in the fields.

“We’ve had a pretty volatile environment from beginning to end to deal with.”

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 08:00:00 +0000

Matt and his guests survey how Pioneer products performed in this year’s crazy conditions across the corn belt.

“Plant health across our products are really helping make harvest smoother.”

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Thu, 5 Dec 2019 09:00:00 +0000

Matt checks on the harvestability of Pioneer hybrids this season.

“Well, I think there’s a lot of things that are making those yields great.”

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Mon, 2 Dec 2019 13:00:00 +0000

Matt discovers what’s making yield across the Corn Belt perform so well in 2019.

“Defensive characteristics are just the beginning to Qrome.”

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Tue, 26 Nov 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Matt talks with Pioneer scientists and breeders about the newest product coming out of the Corn Revolution. Introducing: Pioneer® brand Qrome® products.

I finally have a grasp of the Corn Revolution.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Thu, 23 May 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Matt puts together a wrap-up show, to tell the Corn Revolution story through some of his favorite, most insightful quotes. Hear about the start of the revolution in 1919, the major steps of the seed development process and the key takeaway for farmers.

We’re the only company who can put all the pieces together.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Wed, 15 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt speaks with Matt Smalley, North America Corn Breeding Group team lead, to get a big-picture look at the Corn Revolution and why it can only come from Pioneer. From start to finish, from lab to field, Pioneer is the only company that can assemble all the pieces, building a seed development process that no other company can match.

Less than 1% make it to commercial.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Wed, 8 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Amy Blahnik visits the Corn Revolution podcast to tell Matt about the lucky few seeds that make it through the gauntlet. Amy, head of the Global Population Development team and the Trait Integration team, describes the feedback loop, going from the field back to product development, which allows Pioneer to create seeds that solve specific regional challenges.

We can trace an inbred from the 1920s all the way to today.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Wed, 1 May 2019 10:00:00 +0000

Matt dives deep into the Corn Revolution with Dean Podlich, Breeding Systems team lead. They explore how the vast history of the Pioneer genetics library helps today, why data collection and evaluation have evolved from a harvest-time activity to becoming a 24/7 endeavor, and how that greater data leads to predicting the next great hybrids.

It’s like being able to build with smaller and smaller building blocks.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt goes in-depth with Hillary Sullivan, Research Director, to learn how Pioneer technologists take a peek under the hood of seeds, how to create a faster feedback loop for innovation, and why Pioneer seed development is like building with a set of blocks.

I’m calling this the halftime show.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Mon, 22 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt replays some of his favorite highlights from the first half of the Corn Revolution podcast series. He is piecing together what the Corn Revolution is all about, and the big-picture impact on Pioneer and the industry.

We generate 80 billion data points across corn every year.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt speaks with Andrea Arias, who works in Data Science and Informatics, to discover the vast amounts of testing data that Pioneer collects, how they turn that data into insights for research teams and the irreplaceable role of human intuition.

It’s like having a small combine in your pocket.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt interviews Neil Hausmann, Field Sensing lead, to learn about innovative phenotyping tools used in the field like mobile image analysis and drone imaging, and hears about Neil’s role in the development of Pioneer® brand Optimum® AQUAmax® hybrids.

It’s about midnight when thunderstorms come through.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Tue, 2 Apr 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt’s guest is Andy Baumgarten, Senior Research Scientist and Lead of Applied Breeding Technologies and Genomics. He hears about testing standability traits in fields throughout the U.S., the balance of technology and human intuition, and how much data a petabyte is.

Rather than 30 lottery tickets, you can buy 30,000.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt speaks with Emily Ziemke, North American Corn Technology Lead, to learn all about predictive analytics: how it has dramatically shortened the seed development timeline, how it’s combined with real-world performance data and the innovative ways Pioneer shares this data globally.

Does it deserve to be in a Pioneer bag?

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt talks to Brandon Wardyn, Evaluation Zone lead in Maize Product Development Testing. He explores the delicate balance of yield versus consistency, the breeding side of the Corn Revolution, and he digs a little deeper into the Qrome® product.

That massive influx of R&D.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Tue, 12 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Neal Hoss, North America Corn product manager, joins Matt to discuss the extensive role of agronomy at Pioneer and how the additional year of field testing led to more consistent yields. Also, Matt finally learns what a double-haploid is.

Have you seen Money Ball?

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Tue, 5 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt speaks with Ryan Myers, U.S. Corn Category lead, about the changes at Pioneer — changes that have been taking place for well over a decade. Like the prominent rise of predictive analytics in seed development, the significance of the Qrome® product, and how far this Corn Revolution can really go.

Looks like I’m officially in Johnston.

sean.ireton@corteva.com (Pioneer Seeds) — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Matt arrives at Pioneer headquarters for a peek behind the curtain. As a farmer and host of “The Off-Farm Income Podcast,” he’s interviewed hundreds of farmers over the years. But as he tours Pioneer’s extensive R&D facilities, he realizes the Corn Revolution is completely different than anything he’s covered before.