Talking Crop Podcast
Talking Crop brings current trends, actionable management considerations, and research updates from seasonal row crop production experts to farmers and agribusiness representatives.
Hosted by: Kathryn Seebruck, University of Illinois Extension Commercial Agriculture Educator serving Jo Daviess, Stephenson, and Winnebago Counties
The Talking Crop podcast is back for its third season. Hosted by University of Illinois Extension Commercial Agriculture Educator, Kathryn Seebruck, Talking Crop is a row crop production podcast, with episodes occurring every other week during the growing season between May and September. In each episode, a guest expert is interviewed to discuss topics related to their areas of expertise. Recorded throughout the growing season, each episode brings relevant and topical information to corn and soybean producers to help them make informed management decisions.
Episode 1: 2026 Planting and growing conditions
May 13: Giovani Preza-Fontes, Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomy Specialist, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Topics: Planting and early-season conditions, soybean performance in conservation systems
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Episode 2: The future of herbicide resistance
May 27: Patrick Tranel, Ainsworth Professor and Associate Head, Weed Molecular Biology and Genomics, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Episode 3: 2026 Field crop disease outlook and resources
June 10: Alison Robertson, Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Iowa State University
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Episode 4: Nematode presence, control, and testing
June 24: Nathan Schroeder, Associate Professor, Nematode Anatomy and Biology, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Episode 5: Climate trends in Illinois
July 8: Trent Ford, Illinois State Climatologist, Illinois State Water Survey
Episode 6: Cover crop planning and decision making
July 22: Madelyn Celovsky, Michigan State University Extension Conservation Agronomist Educator
Episode 7: Soil health, nitrogen management, and manure
August 5: Matt Ruark, Professor and Extension Specialist, Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences
Episode 8: The policy of carbon markets
August 19: Jonathan Coppess, Associate Professor of Agricultural Policy, Director of the Gardner Agriculture Policy Program, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign & Andrew Hockenberry, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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