Four birds with one stone: Red Crown Rot, Pod and Stem Blight, Stem Borer and Sclerotinia stem rot. Mizzou IPM Mizzou CAFNR Crop Protection Network (CPN) Nebraska CropWatch

“In fields with a high risk for SDS, it is important to pair soybean variety resistance with an effective seed treatment...both fluopyram (ILEVO) and pydiflumetofen (Saltro) are still effective fungicides to include in SDS integrated management programs.” From the article

SDS Haiku dedicated to Ryan Hamilton and soybean disease researchers everywhere: Sudden death syndrome Leaves fall, petioles remain Plant resistant beans 📸by Ed Sikora

It's field day season! Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State Univ. K-State Agronomy

Don't miss your chance to win free registration to #PlantHealth2025 in Hawaii! Submit your science to the APS Outreach Project by August 31​. Enter today! #APSscience bit.ly/46Zpncz

🚨 Timely information for alfalfa growers in Oklahoma 🌱

So proud of my former lab colleague Jhonatan Paulo Barro 🤩 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

Low levels of corn stunt disease have been confirmed in Kansas Link: shorturl.at/TBrNs

Test corn stalk integrity using the pinch test. Prioritize harvest for fields with 10%+ stalk rot. Ask local Extension for more info. Ed Sikora Maíra Duffeck 🌾🍄🦠🔎🔬💻📊👩‍🔬👩🏼‍💻 Tom Allen Maddi Shires Yuan Zeng Mandy Bish Darcy Telenko Alison Robertson Ian M. Small Trey Price Albert Tenuta

Near the end of my rope I was giving up hope, When I saw the mycelial light. It’s crunchy and crisp And very delish, I look forward to every bite. As a lad I heard morels were the best But these corn shrooms put the hair on my chest!

Protecting and maintaining the leaf area is crucial during the seed set stage of #soybean development. @MarkLicht explains some common misconceptions at this stage. Watch the full video for more management tips: youtube.com/watch?v=71NvQ-… #ScienceforSuccess

Department of Plant Pathology, Kansas State Univ. is recruiting an Assistant or Associate Professor with expertise in the area of plant nematology. This Faculty position is a 12-month, tenure-track appointment with an approximately 90% Research and 10% Teaching distribution of effort.

NEMATODE MONDAY: Symptoms of Stubby-root nematode damage on corn can include stunting & chlorosis. Damage appears at root tips w/t inhibited growth giving roots a stubby appearance. Stubby root nema’s have a wide host range making rotation ineffective for control #Nematode #Corn

Make sure to check out the latest episode: sites.libsyn.com/416264/kidney-… I interviewed Dr Kathy Lawrence of Auburn Agriculture on reniform nematode in cotton. North Central IPM Center Crop Protection Network (CPN) Ed Sikora Scott Graham Travis Faske LSU AgCenter MSU Extension Mizzou IPM UGA Extension UFNematology

Some more timely information as we prepare for silage corn harvest!

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KSU Plant Pathology is hiring a faculty nematology position. Check here for all the details and please help share to qualified candidates: careers.k-state.edu/jobs/assistant…

Drought continues to spread and intensify across the state, especially in SW OK where some sites have gone over 90 days without a quarter-inch of rainfall. ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet

This is a phenomenal collaboration with datascience@uw and Crop Protection Network (CPN) that give corn farmers and consultants usable, interactive tools to make hard decisions a bit easier. Check it out!

Scouting is the best practice to manage grain affected by ear rots & mycotoxins. 🌽Before harvest, scout across a field & pull husks back to see the entire ear. 🌽If >10% are moldy, the field should be scheduled for early harvest. 🌽In general, ear rot fungi will grow &