Weed Management: Weed Scientists Uproot Common “Superweed” Myths
Today the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) issued a new fact sheet to uproot common misconceptions about “superweeds”– a catchall term used by many to describe [...]
Disease: Watch Out for Yield Effects of Foliar Diseases
Keeping a close eye on yield-robbers is critical to maximizing on-farm profits and yields. Even in high production years like 2014, foliar diseases can [...]
Insect Management: Examining the Value of Neonicotinoid Insecticides
On October 16, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a report on the use of neonicotinoid productsin soybean seed treatments in the [...]
Plant & Soil Health: Know How Treatments Protect Against Early Season Threats
SITUATION Seed treatments are valuable tools for protecting soybean genetic yield potential against a wide range of insects and diseases that threaten early growth. With [...]
Disease Management: New ‘Hub’ for Soybean Fungicide Resistance Information Available
Fungicide resistance management has become a priority issue in the soybean industry this year, especially as fungicide resistant strains of Cercospora sojina, the pathogen [...]
Insect Management: Why You’ll Want to Sample for SCN This Fall
$45 million. That’s how much Nebraska soybean farmers are estimated to have lost to soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) last year. The good news is [...]
Disease Management: Purple Seed Stain on Soybeans
Purple seed stain, also known as Cercospora leaf blight, has been positively identified on soybeans in several Kansas fields this year. This disease is [...]
Disease Management: Webcast: Management of Frogeye Leaf Spot
Now more than ever, growers are experiencing yield loss and crop quality due to fungicide resistance, forcing them to either use more fungicides or [...]
Disease Management: Mid-Season Soybean Diseases – What can we Predict?
This year, there is a very high degree of variability across the state with regards to soybean height, canopy coverage, and overall crop condition. [...]
Disease Management: Can Your Soybeans Take the Heat?
Now is the time of year to play Monday morning quarterback in discussing what decisions you made going into planting season. While doing this [...]
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