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Crop-saving Soil Tests Now at Farmers’ Fingertips

February 26, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection, Soil Health

The soil pathogen analysis process is based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests that are very specific and sensitive and only possible in a laboratory.

Frogeye Leaf Spot Fungicide Resistance Confirmed in Iowa Soybean

February 26, 2018 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Iowa State University Extension

The C. sojina isolates from Iowa in 2017 are the first reported to have QoI fungicide resistance in the state.

‘Spray And Wait’ Is Critical To Tackling Green Bridge Pathogens

While green bridge is a major disease worry in the Pacific Northwest, it’s a problem Midwestern no-tillers should be leery of with certain crop rotations and cover crops.

By Frank Lessiter posted on August 1, 2014 | Posted in Cover Crops, Crop Protection, Soil Health

Some plant pathologists maintain green bridge is not likely to be a disease concern with the traditional Midwestern corn-and-soybean rotation. But with the expanding growth of cover crops and adoption of other crop rotations, it’s a possible disease worry for Corn Belt no-tillers.

Researchers Sequence Genome Of Fungus Responsible For Soybean SDS

January 24, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Iowa State University

Researchers at Iowa State University have generated a draft genome sequence of Fusarium virguliforme, a pathogen that causes sudden death syndrome (SDS) in soybeans.

If You Had SDS, Sample For SCN

November 13, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Heather Young Kelly, University of Tennessee Extension

There were multiple reports of Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) in soybeans this past year. The cooler, wet season helped promote the disease in susceptible varieties, but the presence of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) can also increase the effect of SDS.

Emerging Use Of Drones May Change Face Of No-Tilling

Crop scouting, 3-D mapping, spot spraying and pathogen detection all could be performed by unmanned aerial vehicles to cut labor and input costs and improve decision making.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 1, 2013 | Posted in Precision Agriculture

In the not-so-distant future, farmers wanting to scout fields for diseases and pests, spot spray for weeds or obtain 3-D maps of their farm ground will be turning to tiny autonomous helicopters or planes to do the job.

Try An ‘Attitude Adjustment’ To Boost Soybean Yields

No-tillers should plant earlier, control weeds better and capitalize on seed-treatment technology to get the most out of every plant, a soybean specialist says.

By John Dobberstein posted on January 1, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

When soybean prices were hovering around $5 a bushel several years ago, farmers could justify their decision to plant, fertilize and spray their corn crop first.

Check Corn Crop For Ear Mold

September 11, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Illinois Extension

Corn ear molds have been observed at the University of Illinois Northwestern Research and Education Center in Monmouth.

New And Old Threats To Soybean Production

June 26, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Glen Hartman, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois

University of Illinois researchers identified the top pathogens, pests, and weeds affecting soybean production in a recent article in the journal Food Security.

Key Wheat Pathogen Genome Sequenced

June 17, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection, Nutrient Management

A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)-led consortium of scientists has fully sequenced the genome of the pathogen that causes the wheat disease known as septoria tritici blotch, which can cause significant yield losses.

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