NDSU Expert Urges Scouting for IDC

The cool weather hampered soybean emergence.  “Our area, northeast North Dakota, is a little behind when compared to the rest of the state in terms of plantings or crop growth,” said NDSU Extension Cropping Systems Specialist Anitha Chirumamilla. “Our soybeans are just popping out from the soil, and the most advanced soybeans that are in our area are at the V1 to V2 stage. That is the only early seeded fields, but the majority of them are just poking out through the ground and stands are looking good.” Chirumamilla says farmers should also be on the lookout for iron deficiency chlorosis in their fields. “Sometimes, when it is too wet, that is when you start seeing the symptoms, also when the pH of the soil is greater than seven, those are the areas of the field that will see IDC. Farmers need to scout their fields and look for those issues.”