Talking Crop

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.

Farmdoc Crop Central article, "Update on corn planting progress and prospects"
Farmdoc Crop Central article, "What to watch as soybean planting begins in 2026"
Farmdoc Crop Central article, "Evaluating soybean performance in conservation systems – project report"

Illinois Agronomy Lab

Guest contact: giovani3@illinois.edu 
Host contact: seebruck@illinois.edu | (815) 986-4357


What is Talking Crop?

Talking Crop is a row crop production podcast that brings current trends, actionable management considerations, and research updates from guest experts to farmers, agribusiness representatives, and agriculture agency professionals.