soil sampling

Fall is in the air and hundreds of photos of changing landscape colors are being shot every day. Clemson University experts say pictures growers should focus on this season are those that give a clearer vision of their soils’...

• By Heather Marie Kelly and Rufus Akinrinlola • Taking soil samples this fall? Why not send them for nematode screening? Take the test and beat the pest! Read on to learn how to take soil samples, the importance of soybean...

• By Heather Marie Kelly • After harvest is the perfect time to take soil samples not only for nutrient analysis but also to look for pathogens. You’ll never know if you have silent yield robbers lurking in the soil...

• By Amanda Greer • If you have fields that are: • Currently in soybeans. • Will be soybeans next year. • In longer cropping rotations that included soybeans in the past three years. • Cover crops in rotation with soybean. Soil samples may be...

The SCN Coalition – a public/checkoff/private partnership formed in 2018 to increase the number of growers actively managing soybean cyst nematode  – won a nationalBest of NAMA Award in 2019 for their public relations campaign. The National Agri-Marketing Association is...

Southern root-knot nematodes can harm the growth and development of soybean plants. What makes nematodes a serious issue is that unlike most pests, nematodes can’t be seen and they can significantly affect the success of the crop. Often times, the...