{"podcast":{"title":"Keeping It Independent","slug":"keeping-it-independent-6320250","podcast_index_feed_id":6320250,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/keeping-it-independent","website_url":"https://www.wyffels.com/","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/n361ZO_Xm38IYB_z3QwEVY2ZkneTE7OltRbqaDpsS44/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQwOTA5LzE2OTkz/ODY4MjctYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.jpg","author":"Wyffels Hybrids","episode_count":92,"summary":"Welcome to Keeping It Independent from Wyffels Hybrids. This podcast will focus on answering questions farmers face every day. We’re going to approach each question or topic from an unbiased, independent perspective and provide the best information we can to help you make the best decision for your operation.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/keeping-it-independent-6320250"},"episode":{"title":"Down and Dirty on Disease","slug":"down-and-dirty-on-disease","published_at":"2025-07-30T21:57:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/keeping-it-independent-6320250/down-and-dirty-on-disease","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/keeping-it-independent-6320250","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/9ffdc1c7","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/9ffdc1c7/6a761ca1.mp3","summary":"August is shaping up to be a game of disease whack-a-mole. Recent heat and rain in the Central Corn Belt have fueled Southern Rust development, but the upcoming cool-down looks ideal for tar spot. Are you prepared to manage it all? On this week's podcast, Wyffels Agronomy Managers Eric Wilson and Jared Goplen talk about late summer disease threats, and touch on the impact of recent storms. Now’s the perfect time to scout for disease and assess fungicide needs. Links discussed in this episode: Crop Protection Network - Fungicide Efficacy Between the Rows® - Southern Rust Between the Rows® - Tar Spot Between the Rows® - Damage from Summer Storms We want to hear from you. Have questions you want us to address on future episodes? Ideas for how we can make this better? Email us at agronomy@wyffels.com . Wyffels Hybrids. Fiercely independent, and proud of it.","meta_description":"August is shaping up to be a game of disease whack-a-mole. Recent heat and rain in the Central Corn Belt have fueled Southern Rust development, but the up…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1217,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/keeping-it-independent-6320250/episodes/down-and-dirty-on-disease/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/keeping-it-independent-6320250/down-and-dirty-on-disease.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}