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Check out Soybean Stem Zone Lines: Fact and Fiction from Extension at doi.org/10.31274/cpn-2…. Kiersten Wise Martin Chilvers Daren Mueller Carl Bradley Maíra Duffeck 🌾🍄🦠🔎🔬💻📊👩‍🔬👩🏼‍💻 Dylan Mangel Damon L. Smith Albert Tenuta Mandy Bish Travis Faske Ed Sikora Darcy Telenko Wade Webster +others #USSoy

Research demonstrates hybrid class and ensiling duration were key in determining DON concentration within silage. Fungicides were inconsistent in protecting silage quality and reducing toxin accumulation from silage corn. Read more in the research update at

Get ready for crop pests with Crop Scouting Basics for Corn and Soybean at cropprotectionnetwork.org/web-books/crop… From Extension. Shawn Conley Scott Graham Travis Legleiter Trey Price Ed Sikora Daren Mueller +others. #plant25 #agx #agtwitter #scout ISU Extension and Outreach Auburn Agriculture University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton CAFE

Virtual Breakfast is back! You can catch this week's episode with Jason Koning from Precision Planting here: open.spotify.com/episode/44YhDY…

Crop growth, disease, weeds, insect pests, disorders, cover crops and tons more. Watch 40+ Crop Scout School episodes at cropprotectionnetwork.org/crop-scouting-…. From Extension. Martin Chilvers Ben Thrash NDSU Extension Shawn Conley Kiersten Wise Dan Quinn Alex Lindsey Laura Lindsey

Gray leaf spot threatens corn yields, but how effective is flutriafol against #Cercospora spp.? Nik N. Nikzainalalam et al. analyzed 448 isolates, revealing species diversity and fungicide sensitivity. Read the article to learn more: doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-0… Martin Chilvers

Check out the progress (or lack there of) of wheat across Michigan this past week! Dennis Pennington canr.msu.edu/news/wheat-wat…

Research validates fungicide efficacy ratings for corn and soybean disease management from Extension. Read more in the Plant Health Progress article at doi.org/10.1094/PHP-02…. By Nabin K Dangal Tom Allen Jhonatan Paulo Barro Mandy Bish Kaitlyn Bissonnette Carl Bradley Martin Chilvers

Very proud of Drs. Ross Hatlen and Becky Harkness for successfully defending their PhDs in #PlantPathology these last two weeks MSU-PSM Department 🌱 🦠 🍄

Herbicides and Adjuvants. Find out when and why adjuvants are needed at cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/a… From Travis Legleiter Purdue Agriculture OhioStWeedSci Joe Ikley Sarah Lancaster Rodrigo Werle Meaghan Anderson Todd Baughman Jason Bond Michael Flessner Michael Marshall Scott Nolte David Russell Debalin Sarangi

Seed Treatments: Questions That Emerge When Plants Don't from Extension at cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/s…. Martin Chilvers Dylan Mangel Damon L. Smith Albert Tenuta Kiersten Wise Daren Mueller Tom Allen Mandy Bish Maíra Duffeck 🌾🍄🦠🔎🔬💻📊👩‍🔬👩🏼‍💻 Travis Faske Maddi Shires Ed Sikora Darcy Telenko

Soybean farmers' operations are being threatened by red crown rot, an increasingly prevalent and highly destructive pathogen. Infected soybean plants produce 50% fewer pods and seeds than healthy plants, reducing overall yields by an estimated 30%. FFAR's Rapid Outcomes from

"Overall, foliar fungicide may not provide economic benefit in drought-stressed corn, as minimal disease pressure reduces the likelihood of a profitable return on investment." From Yield Impact of Fungicides on Drought-Stressed Corn in 2024 at corn.ces.ncsu.edu/2025/04/yield-… Research

An Overview of Soybean Seedling Diseases from Extension at cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/a…. Kiersten Wise Carl Bradley Travis Legleiter Martin Chilvers Daren Mueller Albert Tenuta Heather M Kelly Tom Allen Trey Price Alison Robertson Damon L. Smith Darcy Telenko +others Dylan Mangel LeAnn Lux

Fungicide Efficacy Guides. Use the best product when disease risk is high and economic gain likely. Corn Foliar: cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/f… Soy Foliar: cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/f… Wheat Foliar: cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/f… Soy Seedling: cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/f… Darcy Telenko Ed Sikora

Any suggestions on topics? I have already had to email Aaron Hager, Connor Sible, and Martin Chilvers to help provide research answer some of the submitted questions.

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Crop loss calculator updated with latest data at loss.cropprotectionnetwork.org In 2024, farmers in the U.S. and Canada experienced estimated losses of: ✅$4.2 billion from corn disease ✅$2.6 billion from soybean disease ✅$2.7 billion from corn insect pests ✅$1.9 billion from wheat

Many pathogens cause corn seed decay and seedling blight. The first symptom may be an area of the field with poor or no stand. Decayed seeds are very soft and may be covered with fuzzy fungal growth; seeds can be difficult to find if badly rotted. Postemergence damping off