Region Updates
Region 5 | July 20, 2023 | Shelby
Stephanie Porter
stephanie.porter@ilsoy.org
Caption: Red crown rot found by Abigail Peterson
Caption: Red crown rot found by Abigail Peterson
SYNOPSIS
Abigail Peterson unfortunately found red crown rot when scouting one of here cover crop side by side trials. I went there to investigate further and it is coming to light that this disease may have spread across Shelby County. We also found it in one field in Macon County.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES CURRENT CONDITIONS IN THIS COUNTY?
Mildly Wet (soil is wetter than normal, local vegetation is healthy)
IF CONDITIONS ARE ON THE DRY END, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING US DROUGHT MONITOR CATEGORIES BEST FIT CURRENT CONDITIONS
Near Normal (Dnada)
WEATHER
83F
PRECIPITATION
They received a shower on Monday of this week. I got hail at my home in Christian Co. with this storm.
FIELD/SOIL CONDITIONS
Moist
FIELD ACTIVITIES
Fungicide and insecticide was applied this week.
SOYBEAN GROWTH STAGE
R3
INSECTS
Japanese beetles, grasshoppers
WEEDS
A few waterhemp escapes
DISEASES
Septoria brown spot and bacterial blight
ABIOTIC ISSUES
A few plants with flash from Liberty around field edges.
COVER CROP INSIGHTS
Cover crop nicely holding moisture in for later pod fill.