ILeVO seed treatment and its use with pre-emerge herbicides
Bayer CropScience introduced this year its new ILeVO® seed treatment for soybeans. ILeVO is the first fungicide that will provide control of Sudden Death [...]
Managing early-season soybean diseases
By now, your soybeans should be in the ground — and hopefully on a good growth trajectory. But even though your crop might look [...]
Weeds: Is Your Waterhemp not Going Down?
The University of Illinois Plant Clinic is excited to be providing a new service to Illinois soybean growers. The Clinic is now offering molecular [...]
Disease: Applying Cobra Herbicide to Soybeans for White Mold Prevention
Will applying Cobra® Herbicide really protect soybeans against white mold? That is the question that I and my fellow high-yield soybean enthusiasts set out [...]
Insects: Scouting for Early Season Insects in Soybeans
A number of insects can attack soybeans early in the season, either at aphid or during the early vegetative stages. It pays to be [...]
Weeds: PODCAST: Soil Residual Herbicides for Weed Control
Early infestations of weeds can impact yields by as much as ten percent. Residuals are essential because they lay the foundation for effective weed [...]
Disease: PODCAST: Controlling Sudden Death Syndrome
Sudden Death Syndrome has become a major disease challenge in Illinois and 2014 was no exception. In this podcast, Jessica Herdes, technical agronomist for [...]
Disease: Soil Pathogens Are a Constant Menace
You are investing a lot of money in the soybean seed you buy today and you expect the variety to yield in return. But [...]
Weeds: PODCAST: Controlling Palmer amaranth
Palmer amaranth is becoming more of a problem in many parts of Illinois. In this podcast, Jonathan Perkins, Southern Illinois practical farm research location [...]
Disease: New ‘Focus on Soybean’ Webcast Helps Expand Your SDS Management Options
Sudden death syndrome wreaked havoc in fields across the Midwest U.S. and Canada in 2014, resulting in much yield loss and frustration for farmers. [...]