Insect Management: Early Scouting for Disease and Insects
Growers or their agronomists should start scouting fields beginning with emergence and assessing plant stands and early weed emergence and identification in May. In doing [...]
Disease Management: 2016 Forecast for Sudden Death Syndrome in Early Planted Soybeans
Many are all too aware of Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS). We usually don’t worry about this disease until later in the season, when we can [...]
Disease Management: Could this be the year for Asian Soybean Rust?
We have never had a major breakout of Asian Soybean Rust (ASR) in the United States. Sure, it has been spotted numerous times on kudzu, [...]
Insect Management: Watch For Bean Leaf Beetles
One of the first insects to feed on soybeans is the bean leaf beetle and now is the time to be on the lookout. Bean [...]
Insect Management: Scout Early, Scout Often
Soybean planting was a slow process due to the fluctuating temperatures and excessive moisture in many areas. A month ago, while scouting and assessing wheat [...]
Disease Management: Soybean Cyst Nematode Threat Calls for New Management Options
Published in the June 2015 edition of No-Till Farmer…www.no-tillfarmer.com No-tillers may already have this parasitic soybean pest, but rotating crops, using resistant varieties and adding [...]
Disease Management: I Hope You Don’t Smell Soybean Root Rot in Your Field
Recently, I was asked by a colleague which disease pathogens I find most often in early emerging soybeans. To start, I am happy to report [...]
Disease Management: Host Resistance to Soybean Diseases – The Best Return on Investment
The first and most economical approach (a.k.a. save money) to manage many of the pathogens that impact soybean in the state of Ohio is to [...]
Disease Management: FAQs on ILeVO
ILeVO® is another solution for controlling Sudden Death Syndrome. It joins rotation, variety tolerance, drainage and delayed planting as another management option and growers [...]
Disease Management: Foliar Fungicide May Have Provided Yield Increase to Soybeans
We have conducted numerous studies over the last 10 years on soybean seeding rates. In almost all instances, we rarely observed a response to rates [...]
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