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Tag: pest management
K-State Lands Funding to Develop Nanotechnology for Pest Management Dec 12, 2022
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University entomologists are going to the nano world to take on many of the pests that stunt the growth of agricultural crops – and just […]
Iowa Soybeans: High Reproduction of SCN Populations on PI 88788 Resistance Is Frightening Oct 29, 2022
Iowa State conducts soybean cyst nematode (SCN) experiments in fields rented from farmers in all of Iowa’s crop reporting districts. Spring soil samples are collected from each study area to […]
Louisiana: Feral Hogs Cost Farmers $91Mln Annually Oct 26, 2022
From rooting up crops to destroying farm infrastructure, Louisiana’s growing population of feral hogs causes $91.1 million in damage to agricultural and timber lands each year, according to a newly […]
Oklahoma Pecans: Managing Sting Bugs and Leaffooted Bugs Oct 26, 2022
As the pecan season starts to wind down, shuck-split and harvest is starting to take place in earlier maturing cultivars. A hot summer with lack of moisture has played havoc […]
Ohio Soybeans: Fall Is the Best Time to Sample for SCN Oct 26, 2022
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) remains the most economically damaging soybean pathogen in North America. If SCN levels are above damage threshold, significant yield reduction can often take place without visible […]
Pennsylvania Soybeans: Testing Your Fields for SCN Oct 22, 2022
Soybean cyst nematode is a microscopic roundworm that feeds on roots. Since it was first discovered in the US in 1954, the nematode is now present in every state where […]
Kentucky: Soybean Cyst Nematode Management Starts with Fall Soil Sampling Oct 19, 2022
The soybean cyst nematode (SCN) causes greater annual yield losses in Kentucky than any other pathogen of soybean. Preliminary results from an on-going SCN survey initiated in 2019 show that […]
University of Georgia Investigates Potential of Spray Drones in Agriculture Oct 11, 2022
It’s a familiar sight for many — a ground sprayer slowly making rounds in a field, applying pesticides to row crops to give producers the best chance of protecting crops […]
Iowa Soybeans: Now’s the Time to Sample for SCN Oct 10, 2022
Sampling fields for soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) is a task that should be on every farmer’s fall to-do list along with the many other chores needing done before winter sets […]
Nebraska: Sample for Soybean Cyst Nematode This Fall Oct 4, 2022
The end of the field season is near and many producers are likely to spend some time watching the yield monitor as they harvest. This time is a great opportunity […]
