Soybean growers are nearing the end of the fungicide application window, but disease pressure remains in parts of North Dakota. “We are still in that flowering period, which is the primary spray window for managing white mold,” said NDSU Extension Soybean Pathologist Wade Webster. Webster also said the state’s soybean crop is uneven. “In some portions of the state, we have a really great looking soybean crop,” he said. “In other areas, we’ve been seeing a lot of pod abortion” due to recent extreme heat. Our soybeans are just not bred to handle 100-plus-degree temperatures. So the yield in some of our more productive ground may not be reaching those levels that we are typically used to.”
