According to CROPLAN SEED Portfolio Manager Jeff Osterhaus, disease caught a lot of attention this past year. For corn, the primary concerns were southern rust and tar spot. SCN and white mold were the story in the soybean market. What’s ahead from CROPLAN in 2026? “The new class of CROPLAN soybeans is really going to be focused on our WinPAKs that we have.” The WinPak is a 50-50 blend of two CROPLAN soybean varieties, usually an offensive and defensive variety to shoulder the risk of changing conditions or changing soil types. “Surprisingly, we’re still the only one in the (seed) marketing doing this and once a grower uses them, they really seem to like them because it is like having a multi-hybrid corn planter in a single bag when it comes to the soybean acre.” Listen to the full RRFN interview.
