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Agronomy Moment
by TOP Ag Media
TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies from suppliers worldwide. We are the first to market with the best products & provide the latest, most accurate agronomic information through proven research. If you need agronomic assistance or want to be added to these updates, feel free to reach out via the messaging feature or contact us at topagservices.com/contact
Episodes
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What Would Have to Be True? ROI & Mindset with Tom Foreman | Tom Foreman | Ep. #119
In this episode of Agronomy Moment, host Wendell Koehn sits down with Tom Foreman, Director of Finance at Beck's Hybrids, for an insightful conversation on the financial and human side of modern farming. Tom shares lessons learned from growing up working on a farm, the importance of investing in...
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ow to Prioritize Corn Harvest: Stalk Push Tests & Nitrogen Loss Risk | Celena Hawkins | Ep. #118
Header loss and down corn can quickly destroy your late-season profitability. On today's episode, we step out into the field to discuss how to evaluate stalk strength before the combines roll. Learn why nitrogen-deficient corn cannibalizes its own stalk to fill the ear, how crown rot disease...
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Corn & Soybean Harvest Timing, Late Insect Pressure, and AI in Seed Management | Celena Hawkins & Scott Dickey | Ep. #117
Is your farm ready for an early harvest? On this episode of Agronomy Moment, host Wendell Koehn is joined by agronomists Scott Dickey and Celena to discuss why crops across the region are progressing roughly two weeks ahead of schedule this season. Together, they break down the fascinating...
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Southern Rust Warning, R3 Soybean Insect Thresholds & Wind Damage 🌽🌾 | Celena Hawkins | Ep. #116
The mid-summer field season is moving fast, and the pressure is officially turning up. In this episode of the Agronomy Moment, Wendell and Celena step out into the heat to bring you a critical checklist for both your corn and soybean acres right now. We track the movement of Southern Rust out of...
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Will New Drone Laws & AI Change How You Farm? | Kala Jenkins | Ep. #115
Ag tech is moving faster than the laws can keep up. In this episode, Wendell sits down with Kayla Jenkins from Beck’s Hybrids to discuss the critical intersection of modern farming, emerging technology, and government policy. We dive headfirst into the rise of AI in precision agriculture,...
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Don't Miss the R3 Window: Best Fungicide Timing for Soybeans 📉🌾 | Celena Hawkins | Ep. #114
The rain is chasing us out of the field again, but not before we pulled the data you need for your mid-summer bean passes. In this episode of the Agronomy Moment, Wendell and Selena are checking out a March-planted 4.9 maturity soybean field right here in Southwest Missouri that is moving much...
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Is Wet Weather Forcing a Fungicide Pass on Your Corn? 🌧️🌽 | Celena Hawkins | Ep. #113
The rain chased us out of the field this morning, but we’re bringing the scouting data straight to the studio. In this episode of the Agronomy Moment, Wendell and Selena dive headfirst into mid-summer corn diseases, focusing heavily on Gray Leaf Spot (GLS). With prevailing wet conditions keeping...
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Storm Damage in Corn: Green Snap vs. Lodging Yield Loss 🌽💨 | Celena Hawkins | Ep. #112
Recent summer storms have left a lot of corn vulnerable across the region. If you’ve been out scouting wind damage over the last week and are trying to figure out what it means for your final stand, this episode is a must-watch. Today, Wendell sits down with Selena to break down how to accurately...
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The Liberty Success Checklist | Celena Hawkins | Ep. #111
As the soybean post-emergence window fast approaches, getting your Liberty® herbicide application right is critical. Because Liberty can be a bit finicky compared to other chemistry, relying on standard spraying habits just won’t cut it. In this episode of Agronomy Corner, Wendell Koehn and…
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From V5 to V7: Practical Corn Staging on the Tailgate | Celena Hawkins | Ep. #110
Learn how to accurately stage corn when lower leaves have dropped off, so you can stay on-label with herbicide applications and keep plants healthy through the season. In this Agronomy Moment episode, Wendell Koehn and agronomist Celena walk through a simple, field-ready method to confirm growth...
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Advocating for Farmers: Inside Government Affairs at Beck’s Hybrids | Kala Jenkins | Ep. #109
In this episode of Agronomy Moment, host Wendell Koehn sits down with Kala Jenkins, Government Affairs Advocate at Beck’s Hybrids, to unpack what it really looks like to fight for farmers in state and federal policy circles. Kayla shares her journey from a family farm and hydroponic operation to...
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Soybean Stand Counts Made Easy | Using a Hula Hoop to Find Your Population Factor
Can you really check soybean stands with a hula hoop? In this video, Celena and I head to the field to show a simple and practical way to estimate soybean populations using a hoop method that makes stand counts easy to understand and repeat. We walk through: How the hula hoop stand count method...
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Managing Wet Soils and Early Season Diseases in Corn & Soybeans
Welcome back to the Agronomy Moment podcast! In this quick 10-minute update, we are joined by Selena to discuss how the recent heavy rains are impacting young crops and what you should look out for as fields dry out and crops enter the rapid growth stage. In this episode, we cover essential...
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V3 Victory: Why Right Now is the Best Time for Side Dress Nitrogen
Is your corn crop ready for the V3 milestone? In this episode, we sit down with Scott Dickey, Regional Agronomy Manager at Beck’s Hybrids, to break down the critical management decisions facing corn growers right now. If your budget includes a top-dress application, you can't afford to miss this...
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Heavy Rain vs. New Crops: A Regional Agronomy Update on Corn and Soybeans Emerging
Intro 0:00 Podcast 01:12 We hit the fields with Scott Dickey, Regional Agronomy Manager, to see how the early-season corn and soybeans are holding up after a stretch of heavy rain and cool temperatures. Despite the challenging weather, the fields are looking promising! In this update, we dive…
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What are CarbonWorks products? | Use cases on how they improve the efficacy of applications.
George Sims joins me after a break to talk about the second part of our two part series on carbon. This time we dive into the products and their use on your corn & soybean crop. They are used in nitrogen and herbicide applications. CarbonWorks’ philosophy centers on delivering three essential...
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What does Carbon do for your crop? | Corn and Soybeans response to the right carbon | George Sims
Intro 0:00 Podcast 01:12 In this episode, we sit down with George to talk about his deep dive into soil fertility. George argues that if we want to master agriculture, we have to stop looking at soil as a chemistry set and start looking at it as a living, breathing carbon-based system. Key...
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R3 Soybean Insecticide Decisions: Control vs. Suppression Explained
Intro 0:00 Podcast 01:12 Join Scott Dickey, Regional Agronomy Manager at Beck's Hybrids, and Wendell Koehn, Beck’s Hybrids Seed Dealer, as they discuss one of the most important late-season soybean decisions: choosing the right insecticide at the R3 growth stage. In this conversation, Scott and...
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Product Characterization Research from Beck's Hybrids | Industry First in placing Corn & Soybeans
Intro 0:00 Podcast 01:12 Beck's Hybrids uses Product Characterization Research (PCR) to decide where each hybrid or variety will perform best before recommending it to farmers. 1️⃣ What “Product Characterization” Means It’s a structured, multi-location testing system that answers: What soil types...
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Tillage Tools to manage Soil & Residue | Results of a Field Cultivator, Disk, & Vertical Till
Celena has a discussion on the pros and cons of different tillage tool types and what they offer and what they do not! Call us to get a customized plan for your farm this coming year! TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer as well as a franchise partner for Sweetwater Technologies. We...
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Soil Compaction's impact on Crop Nutrition & Health | Roots don't move, yield doesn't move!
Celena Hawkins joins me to discuss soil compaction and its effects on crop yield. We talk about how to avoid it, manage it, and ultimately correct the layers of compacted soils that cause all sorts of problems to a person's field. TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer as well as a...
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Pushing for Higher Yielding Soybeans | Can we create a cost effective plan even if it is a drought?
Celena Hawkins joins me to go over a program that uses Beck's Hybrids PFR to create a ROI program for yielding better soybeans while still keeping costs in check. TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer as well as a franchise partner for Sweetwater Technologies. We provide Hybrid Corn…
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Pre Harvest Check in Corn for Stalk Strength | Planning where your combine goes first!
Celena Hawkins and I walk a corn field to look for compromised stalk strength, stalk diseases, crown rot, and a variety of problems affecting corn stalks stand ability. Diseases like Fusarium, Anthracnose, and even ear molds can give clues to fungus origins and fungicide applications that could...
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Managing Late or Early Planted Soybeans this time of year | Herbicide and Insecticide
Managing late or early planted soybeans in July is a different approach for each timing of planting. The early planted soybeans are needing the application of insecticide/fungicide. The late planted soybeans are needing us to time the herbicide application before they quickly shift into…
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Corn Pollinating, Disease checks, & Yield Potential | Late June check of the field level view
Today's topic is on corn and pollination, ear sizes, color, health, etc and what we are seeing so far in corn. Corn hybrids are looking well at this time. TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer as well as a franchise partner for Sweetwater Technologies. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed…
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Nitrogen in corn, Spray Weeds, Plant Soybeans, but what population? | What is the next #1 Priority?
Intro 0:00 Podcast 01:12 Celena joins me to talk about what to head into next when we face next week's work potential, especially for those who have had too much rain. Celena is the Field Agronomist for Beck's Hybrids in SW Missouri. Some of the topics nitrogen top dress, soybean planting...
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Management young Corn & Soybeans sets the stage for a Defensive Crop later on | May 2025 Update
Celena Hawkins joins me again to go over the importance of what we need to be focused on now for our crops. Crop nutrition in the form of Nitrogen and Sulfur and weed control are critical in corn. In soybeans, it is weed control and understanding the values of appropriate stand counts for the...
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Finding the Best Value for the Dollar Spent in Farming | with Chad Gripp
Intro 0:00 Podcast 0:12 Chad Gripp joins me in this podcast to talk about finding the best value for the dollar spent in crop inputs. We talk about crop protection products, a recommendation for applying crop protection to your corn and soybeans, and general advice from a professional who farms,...
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Corn reminders on nitrogen, weeds, and diseases | April 2025 Update in the Field
Today's video covers what we are seeing currently in the field and what some next steps or Number One Priorities will be going forward. Quite a bit of rain has fallen and there is some more rain in the forecast. What do we do when it dries up. Celena Hawkins joins me to talk about what we are...
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Wendell Koehn interviews Beck's Hybrids Seed Advisor Chris Kennady | Introduction to his new role!
Watch this video to get a good background in to Chris Kennady. He has recently announced his acceptance of the job for Beck's Hybrids Seed Advisor. This role will help dealers and customers to be more successful in the West Central/ SW Missouri region. Welcome aboard, Chris! TOP Ag Services is a...
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Corn Sprouted and emerging after rain and cold | April 8, 2025 report from the field on conditions
Celena Hawkins, Beck's Hybrids field agronomist joins me today to check in on the corn crop that was planted prior to inches of rain and a couple mornings of a light frost. Intro 0:00 Podcast 01:17 TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and…
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Herbicides Weed Control and Practices to Reduce Pesticide Failure Risks
Herbicides are one tool in the fight against weeds, however; we need to understand some parts of herbicide management practices to help you succeed. Anything that can increase your chances of killing weeds and harvesting a healthy, economical, and bountiful crop is worth it. Because, many times...
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The Big "N" Question in Corn | Finding the Economic Optimum Rate of Nitrogen for YOUR Farm!
Celena (Kipping) Hawkins and Alex Long who are both Field Agronomists for Beck's Hybrids join me to talk Nitrogen challenges in corn. This is not a new problem, nor is it new in its research and study. However, we want you to understand the parts you can NOT control so it can help you take action...
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Soybean Diseases at Harvest | Discussion about why soybean harvest can be "trashy" & "dirty"
Soybean diseases affect late season stalks and leaves. This can create "trashy" soybeans that are hard to feed through the combine and create a lot of dust and dirt. Scott Dickey and Celena Kipping with Beck's Hybrids join me to discuss this harvest detail. TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids…
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Understanding Soybean "Relative" Maturity | Effects of planting dates on yield and harvest
Soybean yields are affected greatly by plant dates due to placing the plant at a time when it can harvest the highest quality light. Scott Dickey regional agronomy manager with Beck's Hybrids and also Celena, our local Beck's Hybrids agronomist joins me on this beautiful day in a soybean plot to...
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Soybeans with the mid season diseases, identification, and watching for insects
Soybeans can easily be affected by Sudden Death Syndrome, Brown Stem Rot, Dectes Stem Borer, and Charcoal Rot depending on weather, disease fusarium that is present in the soil, and rain fall. Also, spraying for insects at R3 may hold you from Stink Bug (and other pod sucking insects) but an eye...
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Corn late season update on disease and crop potential
Celena and Pierre are with me today to talk about watch outs on late planted corn, late season diseases, crop potential we are seeing in April corn. Call us if you have further questions! TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed....
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Corn Fungicide | Thoughts on what to do and what we are seeing
Corn Fungicide thoughts for making decisions to spray or not. TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies from suppliers worldwide. We are the first to market with the…
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Soybean Fungicide and Insecticide application 2024 | This one can happen sooner than you think
Celena joins me today to talk about soybeans hitting R3 the sweet spot for fungicide application. R3 is when you have 60% or more of the reproductive nodes in place. This application timing can greatly mean the difference between profitability or not so much. TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids...
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Soybean Planting | Population levels through June
Celena Kipping joins me to discuss where we need to be with soybean populations in June. A quick update from the field from TOP Ag Services LLC TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and...
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Spraying Liberty® Herbicide Successfully | Crop Management Strategies using Glufosinate
This product has many strengths. They include weeds with little resistance, non volatile, and exceptional broad spectrum on weed species. However; this contact herbicide is subject to one of the great mysteries of plant physiology, the production of nitrites in the plant, the metabolic process of...
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Nitrogen Management Steps in our Current Conditions | Responding to the strengths and risks
Celena joins me to talk about nitrogen loss potential in corn this year with all the rain in May. It is important to remember we had a dry winter and that has reduced losses greatly. Corn nitrogen will now be dependent on the form that was used, how many forms have been applied, and the micro...
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Corn & Soybean Crops in Saturated or Flooded Soils | What to Look for in Crop Health & Viability
Are you affected by too much rain? Have saturated soils caused you to worry about your crop? The late April storms and rain have released torrential water flow across much of the landscape. Scott Dickey joins me to show us what it looks like to see a healthy growing point in corn and also…
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Management of the young corn crop | Early Weather, pests, and fertilizer topics
Intro 0:00 Podcast 0:10 TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies from suppliers worldwide. We are the first to market with the best products & provide the latest, most...
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Our #1 Priority in Soil Colloids | Basic Indicators in making economical decisions in soil chemistry
Beck's Hybrids Regional Agronomy Manager Jon Skinner explains what our #1 Priorities are in making practical yet economical decisions in determining what we can work on as it relates to our soil fertility, health, and chemistry. The health of corn and soybeans depends on this complex and delicate...
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Planning the Planting of Corn / Soybeans | Spring 2024
Celena joins me to discuss planting conditions and how to work with risk of cold weather injury on an expensive crop of corn or soybeans. Intro 0:00 Podcast 01:17 TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the...
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Soil Base Saturation | Jon Skinner speaks of Ca, K, & Mg that occupy these exchange sites
This topic can be fun as it helps us find a simple way to easily assess our fertility levels on the nutrients that are held by the soil's exchange sites. Jon speaks about the value of finding a common sense assessment of what ratios are optimum vs good enough vs a problem in soil fertility.…
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Understanding Soil pH, Buffer pH, and its Cation Exchange Capacity | Agronomist Jon Skinner speaks
The water pH, buffer pH, and CEC number on a soil test can tell you where you are at, what you have to work with, and Jon helps us understand why it's important and what we can do about the numbers. Regional Agronomy Manager Jon Skinner covers the state of Iowa and Illinois as a territory with…
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Fungicide Updates on Corn & Soybeans | How do planes vs drones vs ground compare with what products?
Beck's Hybrids Regional Agronomy Manager Scott Dickey and Beck's Hybrids Agronomist Celena Kipping for the state of Missouri join me on this podcast to share this important message about Practical Farm Research numbers on applicator equipment, carrier volume, nozzles, etc that make the biggest...
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Farming with Biologicals | What does Beck's Hybrids PFR say is working with microbe products?
Celena Kipping & Scott Dickey, Missouri Agronomist and the Regional Agronomy Manager respectively; join me with this important and popular topic of biological products being used and how they are benefiting and where they are not, as well as possibly why they could have a place in the future of...
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TOP Ag Services is a Beck's Hybrids seed dealer. We provide Hybrid Corn Seed, Soybean Seed, and Wheat Seed. Beck's has access to the best genetics and trait technologies from suppliers worldwide. We are the first to market with the best products & provide the latest, most accurate agronomic information through proven research. If you need agronomic assistance or want to be added to these updates, feel free to reach out via the messaging feature or contact us at topagservices.com/contact
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