Corn vs. High-Yield Corn with Purdue University’s Dan Quinn

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Sean and Andrew discuss high-yield corn production with Dr. Daniel Quinn from Purdue University.

Sean and Andrew sit down with Purdue University’s Dr. Daniel Quinn to talk about what takes corn from average to high-yielding. The crew discusses: ✅ The diversity of Purdue’s corn research efforts ✅ Using variable rate technology for optimal corn planting depth ✅ How weather conditions impact young corn plants ✅ Pros and cons of cover crops ✅ The biggest factors for corn success ✅ The importance of grain fill Meet the Guests: 🌱 Dr. Dan Quinn is the Extension Corn Specialist at Purdue University. He is originally from Michigan and earned his B.S and M.S in Crop and Soil Science at Michigan State. He then went on to earn his Ph.D. at the University of Kentucky in Plant and Soil Science, where he focused on soil fertility. Dan’s Purdue research and extension program works to improve the overall production, profitability and environmental performance of corn production. Follow Dan on X and Instagram and connect with him on LinkedIn. A Penney for Your Thoughts is hosted by Sean Blomgren, agronomist and owner of Blomgren Seed from Boone, Iowa, and Andrew Penney, plant doctor and Preceon agronomy lead for Bayer Crop Science from Ames, Iowa. We cover all things agronomy and high-yield…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sean Blomgren, Andrew Penney

Guest: Dr. Daniel Quinn

Topics covered

• corn production
• high-yield farming
• agronomy
• crop science
• soil fertility

Keywords

• corn
• high-yield
• Purdue University
• agronomy
• crop science
• soil fertility
• cover crops

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Purdue University, Bayer Crop Science

Places: Michigan, Kentucky, Iowa

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