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Pioneer Agronomy Update

Published August 19, 2025

Soybean aphids are approaching economic threshold levels. In the Pioneer Agronomy Update, Field Agronomist Eric Lagge outlines the three factors to consider before treating for soybean aphids. "It is important to remember when we are hitting that R6 growth stage,…

Soybean Farmers Urged to Scout for SDS

Published March 24, 2025

Soybean sudden death syndrome saw a significant increase in North Dakota in 2024, spreading beyond its previous limited presence. "Before 2024, we'd only had it in a few fields in Richland County and Cavalier County up by the Canadian border,"…

New Phytophtora Strain Identified

Published December 19, 2024

NDSU Extension Soybean Pathologist Wade Webster spoke at Central Dakota Ag Day providing an update on soybean diseases like Sudden Death Syndrome. "It is a major disease issue and probably one of the most yield-reducing diseases so we're trying to…

A Warning About Red Crown Rot in Soybeans

Published November 8, 2024

Soybean Cyst Nematode and Sudden Death Syndrome are known causes of soybean yield loss, but a new disease, Red Crown Rot, is starting to show up with similar results. "Like SDS, Red Crown Rot is very similar in that it…

Be Mindful of Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans

Published January 28, 2021

During the final day of the virtual Best of the Best in Wheat and Soybean Research meeting, University of Minnesota Extension Plant Pathologist Dean Malvick took at a look at Sudden Death Syndrome. The disease is spreading across soybean production…

Getting a Good Start for Soybean Planting

Published April 29, 2020

Golden Harvest Soybean Product Manager Stephanie Porter reminds farmers to make sure conditions are right before putting soybean seed in the ground. "Make sure the soil isn't too wet. We're going to have a long enough planting window to wait…

Watch for Sudden Death Syndrome

Published March 25, 2020

Sudden Death Syndrome is a concern going into the 2020 cropping season. According to Syngenta soybean seed care product manager Paul Oklesh, cool wet soils are favorable for the disease. "This really thrives in a cold, wet environment. I encourage…

Farmer Help Requested in Extension SDS Study

Published August 30, 2019

University of Minnesota Extension Plant Pathologist Dean Malvick is working to understand the distribution of the fungal pathogen that causes soybean sudden death syndrome. Malvick is seeking help determining where to find the pathogen. "It's driven by weather and the…

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Pioneer Agronomy Update

Soybean Farmers Urged to Scout for SDS

New Phytophtora Strain Identified

A Warning About Red Crown Rot in Soybeans

Be Mindful of Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans

Getting a Good Start for Soybean Planting

Watch for Sudden Death Syndrome

Farmer Help Requested in Extension SDS Study

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