If your soybeans are flowering in cool, wet July weather, White mold could be your biggest threat this season. While fungicides are often the go-to method for controlling White mold, there’s only a ...

Many early-planted soybeans in the Midwest are somewhere in the R2 to R3 growth stages now, exhibiting excellent pollination success and ready for fungicide applications, according to Ken Ferrie, Farm ...

Soybean fungicide application is underway as the recommended timing is the R3 growth stage. R3 is when at least one pod of 3/16” length can be found at one of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Applying fungicides to soybeans free of foliar disease problems isn't likely to help alleviate drought stress and could contribute to fungicide-resistant diseases, says a Purdue ...

The use of fungicide-treated seeds has risen sharply in the last few decades, the researchers said. While about 8% of soybean seeds were treated with fungicide in 1996, that figure rose from 60% to 75 ...

Fungicide seed treatments (FSTs) are widely used in Midwest soybean production due to perceived disease risk. While some studies report significant yield increases, overall economic and environmental ...

Timing fungicide applications for maximum management of white mold is “almost impossible” to get right, said Michael Wunsch, research plant pathologist at the North Dakota State University Carrington ...

A well-established canopy can help control weed pressure, especially if it rains often. Plus, learn about the progress of ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Many soybean farmers use seeds treated with fungicides to ward off disease, but the profits from these increased yields might not offset the cost of the treatment in most cases, ...