Editor’s Note: In the live presentation of this video, a panelist stated that, as far as he was aware, no Enlist soybeans with Peking SCN resistance are available. The panelist would like to correct this outdated statement and sincerely apologizes for the oversight. To clarify, several Enlist E3 soybean varieties with Peking soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistance are now available in the marketplace, and the panelists can supply information on them on request. This advancement provides growers with valuable options to manage SCN, one of the most destructive pests in soybean production. We appreciate your understanding and remain committed to providing accurate, up-to-date information to support your farming decisions.

This presentation was recorded at the Field Advisor Forum on January 16, 2025 in Champaign, IL.

Moderator: Stephanie Porter, CCA, Illinois Soybean Association

Panelists: Dr. Nathan Schroeder, Associate Professor of Crop Sciences, UIUC; Dr. Matthew Hudson, Professor of Crop Sciences, UIUC

Dr. Schroeder is a faculty member at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he teaches plant pathology and researches nematodes. His work combines basic research on nematode biology with applied studies on controlling plant-parasitic nematodes. He holds a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Earlham College and a PhD in plant pathology from the University of Wisconsin. Before joining UIUC, he was a postdoctoral associate at Rutgers University. Dr. Schroeder is also affiliated with the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology.

Dr. Hudson is a Professor of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, with affiliations also to the Center for Digital Agriculture, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Institute for Genomic Biology, Center for Advanced Bioenergy and Bioproducts Innovation, and Departments of Entomology and Bioengineering. Hudson’s research focuses on the application of digital and genomic technologies to problems in crop science, including the discovery of mechanisms and new strategies for SCN resistance in soybean and SCN virulence.