Cool and Wet Weather Bring on Bacterial Blight
2019 has been an unusual season with a wet spring and very late planting followed by drier weather and outbreaks of diseases and pests. [...]
How to Recognize Chemical Damage on Soybeans
After this last round of post applied soybean herbicide, I’ve received multiple calls about herbicide damage. There are a multitude of reasons that cause [...]
Managing Japanese Beetles
It appears that 2019 could be a very heavy Japanese Beetle year. To prepare for dealing with this pest, below is some information on [...]
Management guidelines for soybeans under stress
In many parts of the state we have been plagued by saturated soils from a very early time. We continued to get record rainfall [...]
Could Boron Deficiency Be an Issue in 2019?
Early tissue test results for V4 corn in central Illinois are coming back low on boron—between 6 to 10 ppm. Sufficiency levels are between [...]
Early Season Yellow Beans
One doesn’t have to drive too many miles on country roads to find a field of beans that is not as deep green as [...]
Soybean Cyst Nematode – A Consistent Threat
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is known to cause considerable yield loss in soybeans. Often that loss is accompanied by undetectable crop symptoms and options [...]
White Mold Risks in 2019
In a year with delayed planting and struggles to get the crop planted I thought about changing my topic from Sclerotinia stem rot (Soybean [...]
Postemergence Herbicide Recommendations in Soybeans
Getting your crops planted this year was likely the biggest challenge you’ve faced thus far. The second biggest challenge may be how to maintain [...]
Early Season Foliar Feeding of Soybeans
The use of foliar fertilizers has been steadily increasing in recent years. I believe this is due to the drive to reach higher yields [...]
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