Friday, November 14, 2025

Disease Control

UGA Southeast REC hosts annual field day online Aug. 12

University of Georgia faculty will share the latest research on cotton, soybeans, corn and other southeast Georgia crops during the annual Southeast Georgia Research and Education Center Field Day held online Aug. 12. Research and Extension faculty will present current...

Continuing conducive conditons are ripe for soybean diseases

• By Lindsey Thiessen • Early planting conditions for soybeans were cool and wet, which has lead to numerous reports of stand loss to damping off pathogens. Farmers who have not yet planted soybeans should also be mindful of the...

UT Soybean Scout School goes virtual July 8 on Zoom

Because of restrictions due to the COVID-19 situation, the University of Tennessee Soybean Scout School will be offered by Zoom from 9-11:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 8. The Zoom link is provided below. However, a password is required. Please contact LaDonn...

Research: Diseases pack a big financial wallop

Economic losses due to soybean diseases in the United States from 1996 to 2016 amounted to more than $95 billion, according to a research team from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences who examined the long-term impact of soybean...

Soybean seedling diseases reduce stand establishment

Soybean seedling diseases can cripple the establishment of soybean stands. A cool, wet winter has set the stage for cooler soil temperatures and high moisture levels in fields. These elements could create the perfect environment for diseases to take...

Soybean vein necrosis virus research leads to unexpected discovery

Sometimes, unexpected discoveries in the course of scientific investigation open new avenues of research. Virologist Ioannis Tzanetakis and doctoral student Jing Zhou used advanced genetic tools to identify and better understand the transmission of an orthotospovirus that causes vein necrosis...

Listen to Mom’s wisdom when it comes to rotating soybeans

Growing up, you likely heard at least one of these sayings from the so-called “Mom’s Handbook”: “Everything in moderation,” “Too much of a good thing is never good” and/or “variety is the spice of life.” The same can be applied to...

New tool provides producers with impacts of diseases

Kentucky grain producers have a new, free tool at their disposal to see the past yield losses and economic impacts of common diseases affecting corn and soybeans. This tool can help them plan their disease management strategy for the...

There’s no easy answer to soybean green stem

• By Rachel Vann, Dominic Reisig, Lindsey Thiessen and Wes Everman • We are getting widespread reports of green stem in Eastern North Carolina this fall (2019) We are most frequently getting reports of the issue from maturity groups mid-IV...

EPA registers BASF fungicide

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Revysol, the branded active ingredient name for mefentrifluconazole from BASF. State registrations are pending. In soybeans, it will be marketed under the Revytek product brand name. The DMI fungicide, which provides broad-spectrum control of a variety...

BASF, Nutrien team on scouting app

BASF and Nutrien Ag Solutions are collaborating on a scouting application that enables growers and agronomists to instantly identify weeds and diseases within their fields. The Xarvio Scouting app is offered within the Nutrien Ag Solutions Customer Portal, according...

Early season soybean response to flooding

• By Boyd Padgett • With the recent rains, I wanted to put out some information on the impact of flooding on soybean germination, as well as the impact on young plants. Young plants: The response of young soybean (early vegetative) to...

LSU AgCenter sets South Farm Field Day, June 12

This year, the Acadia Parish Louisiana State University AgCenter will again be hosting the Acadia / LSU South Farm Field Day, June 12, beginning at 8:30 a.m. We will have LSU AgCenter rice and soybean specialists give talks regarding rice...

Asian soybean rust already found in Georgia

Asian soybean rust was confirmed on older kudzu leaves from Tattnall County near Reidsville, April 9, according to a Web post from Bob Kemerait, a University of Georgia plant pathologist based at Tifton. Although the pustules were moderately sporulating, no...

BASF hopes to launch new fungicide this summer

BASF hopes to launch a new triazole fungicide labeled for 17 crops in the United States this summer that will be branded under various names, depending on the crop. The introduction hinges on Environmental Protection Agency registration. BASF officials made...

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