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 …
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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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
Read More »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 …
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