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Your Soil Sample Checklist To Minimize Variability And Maximize Your Effort Nov 4, 2022
With sky-high fertilizer prices, you want to take a Goldilocks approach for applications — not too much, not too little but just right. How can you perfectly sync your rates […]
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 […]
Soil Nutrient Test Results Can Vary When Soil Is Very Dry, Study Shows Oct 19, 2022
Very dry conditions, like those seen in most of Arkansas this fall, impact two aspects of soil sampling that make it hard to measure how much phosphorus and potassium are […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kansas: Fall Soil Sample Key to Spring Crop Success – Video Oct 6, 2022
In this video from K-State Research and Extension, soil scientist Dorivar Ruiz Diaz says soil sampling in the fall is a farmer’s best friend when it comes to maximizing next […]
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 […]
Alabama Cotton: Now Is a Good Time to Troubleshoot Problem Areas for Nematodes Sep 27, 2022
Late summer or early fall before or just after cotton harvest, as nematode populations usually reach their peak, is an ideal time to take nematode samples. Samples should be taken […]
Mississippi: What to Know About Soil Sampling and Testing – Podcast Sep 26, 2022
Precision Nutrient Management Extension Specialist Brian Arnall with Oklahoma State University calls into the Crop Doctors’ Podcast studio in Stoneville talk about fall soil sampling and testing. Brian, Jason, and […]
