Plant breeding in a “nut” shell. The devil is in the details!

Very valuable in industry!

Corn breeding decisions are done, corn is going into the ground, and spring has sprung. Happy planting season to all our amazing farmers. Wishing you all good weather, fertile ground, and a safe and enjoyable growing season. I got to show my son his first turkey, mom approved!

Amazing for agriculture, and screaming “Terminator” at the same time.

My breeders rule and the Northern pipeline won the genetic gain award. Hybrid yields/stability are increasing in every RM yearly. Also, I feel seen at my job with my new t-shirt. Cool to have leadership know what the mission is: kill the weak, deploy the best. Scott Stelpflug

Tis the season for corn killing. Our nursery stands are amazing and the rain gods have been kind. Make sure to block your calandars to focus on the work that matters most, field work! 🪓🪓🪓

What corn sees before it dies if it’s not beautiful.

This will really shake the ag industry. Maybe I am a coder now? Build dream apps for GWS-driven fate analysis or databases? 😈

Me explaining to William after working in the corn fields Saturday that I’m coding our new marker plant and now everyone in NA uses it, soon launching to other countries. Thanks Austin Dobbels for your original project that inspired this! Also, yes it does have yellow grain!

Leg day!

The fantastic humor of Austin Dobbels showing that highest predicted lines do not deserve the right to make hybrids unless they are beautiful!

Harvested my first ever broccoli and cauliflower home garden. Did you know Syngenta makes purple cauliflower? Syngenta US Syngenta

Taking a stroll through our newest elites with Zach Bryan helping further boost the good vibes.

A video that defines what plant breeding in the modern age with Zoom meetings looks like. Got to keep the office clean!

I consulted the rain gauge and the corn totem of worship today. They told me to kill lodgers and green snappers and to make haste on flowering notes.

Me knowing as a plant breeder I have beaten AI 100% of the time head to head.

After a long day of corn breeding I refueled with sweet corn ‘Patriarch’ is the variety, then picked sweet corn for my wife’s family. William is not big enough to shoot bag yet, so we are working on his DJ business. I’m very sorry that there is soybean in the background, I’ll

Syngenta sweet corn my father in law and I picked today was shared with the brewery staff, neighbors, and after he is donating this lot to the local food shelter in Jordan, MN! Hope y’all are enjoying your August!

I have had a great year helping optimize our breeding pipelines and although it’s challenging, you get connected to a lot of helpers and doers and you are good to go. It’s hard, but it’s fun.

This is your August reminder to wash your favorite hats if you didn’t in July.