{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Talking Crop","title":"2026 Planting and growing conditions","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6a739ec5\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2528,"description":"In this episode of Talking Crop, Dr. Giovani Preza-Fontes, Extension Field Crop Agronomist in the Department of Crop Sciences at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and host, Kathryn Seebruck, discuss this year's planting and early-season growing conditions as well as Giovani's work on soybean performance in conservation cropping systems.\nFarmdoc Crop Central article, \"Update on corn planting progress and prospects\"\nFarmdoc Crop Central article, \"What to watch as soybean planting begins in 2026\"\nFarmdoc Crop Central article, \"Evaluating soybean performance in conservation systems – project report\"\nIllinois Agronomy Lab\nGuest contact: giovani3@illinois.edu \nHost contact: seebruck@illinois.edu | (815) 986-4357","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o3dgJFbZ2VyvFtSTJLQSuW1dA-NjxNB9d8FgVvQKNOE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZTU0/MTkyZTEyMzk2YzA2/ZDQ1ODFmYjIyOWE0/OTZlYS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}