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  • Seeing tiny cup-shaped fungi in your soybean fields? Before sounding the white mold alarm, take a closer look. One fungus can threaten yield, while the other is completely harmless. Learn how to tell the difference between white mold apothecia and bird's nest fungi before making management decisions.

    August 10, 2026

    Seeing tiny cup-shaped fungi in your soybean fields? Before sounding the white mold alarm, take a closer look. One fungus can threaten yield, while the other is completely harmless. Learn how to tell the difference between white mold apothecia and bird's nest fungi before making management decisions.

    August 10, 2026

  • Jennifer Jones, CCA, ISA Research Agronomist, shares about a free cover crop seed program that is helping Illinois farmers overcome adoption barriers, improving soil health and water quality while expanding cover crop acres across priority watersheds.

    August 4, 2026

    Jennifer Jones, CCA, ISA Research Agronomist, shares about a free cover crop seed program that is helping Illinois farmers overcome adoption barriers, improving soil health and water quality while expanding cover crop acres across priority watersheds.

    August 4, 2026

  • Don't let panic drive your diagnosis. Discover the field clues that confirm Red Crown Rot and the mistakes to avoid.

    July 30, 2026

    Don't let panic drive your diagnosis. Discover the field clues that confirm Red Crown Rot and the mistakes to avoid.

    July 30, 2026

  • Seeing orange halos on soybean leaves? Before you reach for a fungicide, learn why this eye-catching symptom may be a nutrient imbalance, not a disease, and how researchers want your help solving the mystery.

    July 29, 2026

    Seeing orange halos on soybean leaves? Before you reach for a fungicide, learn why this eye-catching symptom may be a nutrient imbalance, not a disease, and how researchers want your help solving the mystery.

    July 29, 2026

  • Why are so many soybean fields turning yellow this year? Agronomists point to a perfect storm of drought carryover, potassium deficiency, and other stress factors. Read the latest insights on what's behind the trend and how growers can respond.

    August 13, 2026

    Why are so many soybean fields turning yellow this year? Agronomists point to a perfect storm of drought carryover, potassium deficiency, and other stress factors. Read the latest insights on what's behind the trend and how growers can respond.

    August 13, 2026

  • Don't let panic drive your diagnosis. Discover the field clues that confirm Red Crown Rot and the mistakes to avoid.

    July 30, 2026

    Don't let panic drive your diagnosis. Discover the field clues that confirm Red Crown Rot and the mistakes to avoid.

    July 30, 2026

  • Seeing orange halos on soybean leaves? Before you reach for a fungicide, learn why this eye-catching symptom may be a nutrient imbalance, not a disease, and how researchers want your help solving the mystery.

    July 29, 2026

    Seeing orange halos on soybean leaves? Before you reach for a fungicide, learn why this eye-catching symptom may be a nutrient imbalance, not a disease, and how researchers want your help solving the mystery.

    July 29, 2026

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Photo of growing soybean plant stems with lots of soybean pods attached. soybeans. Soybans are in the R% stage.
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08/10/2026
IL County
Region 5
08/06/2026
IL County
Region 1
08/06/2026
Grundy County
Region 3
Photo of growing soybean plant stems with lots of soybean pods attached. soybeans. Soybans are in the R% stage.
08/06/2026
DeWitt, Macon & Piatt County
Region 5

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