Patrick Horwart

Field Agronomist for Pioneer Seed. Farmer. Opinions expressed are my own.

[Darin D. Fessler ✝️ @DDFalpha]

2-Month Precip Ranks:

🏆 Great Lakes/Upper Midwest: Rank 1 across nearly all of MI, WI, IN, OH, this is literally the wettest 2 month stretch on record in many districts. Unprecedented.

🌽 IL & eastern IA: Ranks 1–8, top 6% of all years going back to 1893. Some fields are pretty soaked.

💧 MN & western WI: Ranks 2–20, exceptionally wet, planting outlook very challenging, maybe.

⚠️ NE & KS: Ranks 80–133, historically DRY. Some districts in the driest 2% of all years on record.

🔴 Southern Plains (TX/OK/KS): Ranks 120–133, near record dry over this period.

📌 Bottom line: The contrast is staggering. Eastern Corn Belt = historically wet. Western Belt & Plains = historically dry. Planting delays are baked in for the East. Subsoil moisture concerns are real in the West.

IMO, we need to watch the May weather window closely, it may define a lot about how this 2026 crop will look (wx trend).

[Lucas Borras @PituBorras]

Corn yield gains in the U.S. are no longer tied to higher plant densities. 🌽

Recent genetic progress is driven by increased yield per plant—not improved crowding tolerance—highlighting a clear decoupling between yield and plant density.

Full article: https://t.co/tTS1gd6xPQ

[Mike Castle @mike_castle2]

IT'S OFFICIAL: #corn futures have closed higher on every single day that #Nebraska basketball has won an NCAA tournament game in history.

If you want #corn prices to keep going higher, the choice is clear. Cheer for the #Huskers. #GBR #oatt

[Patrick Horwart @PatrickHorwart]

@wardynmi P3394 and P1151 are 2 on my list.

[Shawn Conley @badgerbean]

Phosphorus Fertilizer Enhancement Products – What Do We Know? https://t.co/I5sINVqtGk

[Jared Rennie @jjrennie]

United States Drought Monitor from 2000-2025 #StateOfClimate

[Kevin Keller @Growit_Keller]

The 2026 Pioneer Research Summary was just posted!

I love the history and relevance to the growing season we faced in 2025.

https://t.co/B0I087watL

[Mike Wardyn @wardynmi]

Food grade corn tour. Nebraska ⁦@PioneerSeeds⁩ ⁦@PatrickHorwart⁩ ⁦@Growit_Keller⁩ ⁦@bartels73⁩ ⁦@GavinRKenney⁩

[Pioneer Troy @deutmeyer_troy]

When to run bin fans??

As harvest get's up and rolling, I always get asked for this equilibrium charts for running bin fans.

Have numerous customers with automatic bin fan controls that will turn fans on/off at proper temperature/humidity to take out some of the last couple points... and even add a couple to some dry soybeans.

[Pioneer Troy @deutmeyer_troy]

2025 Pioneer Sales Rep Yield Estimates!

2025 state of Iowa Average: 228.6 bu/ac
2024: 219.8 bu/ac
2023: 209.2 bu/ac

The big caveat for 2025 is will the crop be able to finish off the yield potential with the amount of disease that is present. Southern Rust in some fields will be taking a considerable amount of yield. Cooler weather the next two weeks will allow for tar spot expansion as well.

Interestingly planting date showed no trend in yield estimates. One again showing planting conditions rule when it comes to corn!

A huge thank you to all the Pioneer Sales Reps who collected 5,125 samples!

[Mike Wardyn @wardynmi]

100-106 Day hybrids. Custer County Neb. @PioneerSeeds

[Mike Wardyn @wardynmi]

A little pollen swapping with nearby yellow plots, but a good look at the industry leading white corn lineup from Pioneer. Got a bit of filling to go yet! @PioneerSeeds

[Mike Wardyn @wardynmi]

Introducing the NEW P12517Q from Pioneer. 🌽 A healthy disease resistant hybrid made for the corn on corn acre. Superior top-end yield. | Pioneer Seeds
https://t.co/jdyPFnpxvB via @YouTube @PioneerSeeds @NateKeep

[Chase Sauder @csauder34]

#ilovethesebeanz P20Z14E packing on the pods. Just have to get them to the finish line! 152 viable pods

[Kellan Heavican @BRNAgNews_KH]

Know the differences between brown stem rot and SDS - @Talon_Mues with @UNL_IANR discusses how to identify them.

Story and interview from yesterday's field day on @brownfield: https://t.co/8lQ2QcoBtP

[Mike Wardyn @wardynmi]

Husker Harvest mid-season hybrids Aug 9. @PioneerSeeds

[Mike Wardyn @wardynmi]

An early look at hybrids in the Republican River Valley. Lots of filling to do yet. P12393V looking like the big hitter it is.

[Mike Wardyn @wardynmi]

A couple of early group 2 varieties showing some high potential even under high pH conditions. #lovethesebeanz ⁦@PioneerSeeds⁩