Articles tagged under: white mold

Prime Time for White Mold

Published August 31, 2024

With a wet growing season, the conditions were ripe for white mold in dry bean and soybean production. During the NDSU Dry Bean Tour at the Carrington Research Center, NDSU Extension Research Plant Pathologist Michael Wunsch said the crops that…

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A Perfect Recipe for White Mold

Published August 29, 2024

According to Peterson Farm Seed Lead agronomist Rick Swenson, white mold has been the big talking point lately. "It's the perfect recipe of weather right now for white mold and it's what you really want to try to avoid in…

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White Mold Risk Remains High

Published July 25, 2024

White mold fungus is expected to be quite active with the intermittent rains and relatively mild summer temperatures seen in recent weeks. In the NDSU Crop and Pest Report, Extension Plant Pathologist Wade Webster said the northern regions of the…

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New Genetics Available This Fall

Published July 22, 2024

With 19 new products in their Xitavo soybean lineup scheduled for sale this fall, BASF US Soybean Agronomy Lead Marc Hoobler is excited about the 2025 sales season. "Twelve of those new varieties were developed by the BASF breeding program,…

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White Mold Moved into New Areas This Past Season

Published December 20, 2023

With dry conditions this past year, white mold was not expected to be much of a problem. However, Corteva Market Development Specialist Ron Geis says white mold was found in new areas. "It's not a wind-moved disease, it survives in…

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Soybean Disease Moves North

Published September 10, 2023

Despite a dry year, NDSU Soybean Plant Pathologist Wade Webster has seen disease pressure in pockets throughout North Dakota. “We’re finding quite a bit of white mold that lined up well with different rainfall events.” Charcoal rot was also found…

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Patchy White Mold

Published September 7, 2023

The dry bean harvest has just started in the northern and north-central parts of North Dakota. "Local producers that I've talked to say the crop looks quite good, except they were surprised to find a fair amount of white mold…

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Pioneer Agronomy Update

Published August 23, 2023

Pioneer soybean breeder Dr. Nadia Krasheninnik joins the Red River Farm Network for this week's Pioneer Agronomy Update to talk about the white mold nursery near Sabin, Minnesota. While a drier summer means less white mold pressure for farmers, the…

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White Mold Warning

Published July 7, 2023

When crops bloom, they become sensitive to white mold. Beans are at the cusp of blooming and NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Sam Markell says white mold issues are right around the corner. "Environment plays a huge role in white mold…

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Fungicide Season

Published July 6, 2023

NDSU Extension Agronomist Greg Endres says the crops are steadily trucking along. "Crops have been enjoying the rain, soybeans and dry beans are in the reproductive stage and flowering." The job list for the weeks ahead include fungicide applications. "It's…

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