Red "balls" on the lower crown of a soybean affected by red crown rot. Note the blue growth- that's the causal fungus of Sudden Death Syndrome. Remember that coinfection can occur, so don't assume anything is RCR or SDS without checking those stems and roots! Photo N. Kleczewski

Red crown rot: What to look for in your soybean fields

Red crown rot is a new disease in the Midwest, and was first detected in 2017 in a single field in Pike county Illinois. The fungal disease is soil-borne…

Using seed treatment for sudden death syndrome in soybeans- don’t forget to include your base treatments

With tight profit margins, and other issues affecting farm profitability, some producers that use iLeVO for helping manage sudden death syndrome (SDS) of #soybean have decided to skip including…

I used a seed treatment. Why did I get seedling disease?

After the recent deluge that moved through parts of the state, some Illinois soybean producers have been hit hard with seedling diseases. A common question many people are asking…