Soybeans

Crop Problems

Basic scouting guide

1. Diseases

• Managing Diseases of Soybeans (Cornell Crop & Pest Management Guidelines)
• Bacterial Blight (Iowa State U.)
• Downy Mildew (U. Missouri)
• Frogeye Leaf Spot (Purdue U.)
• Sclerotinia Stem Rot/White Mold (Ken Wise, NYS IPM)
• Septoria Brown Spot (U. Missouri)
• Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome (North Carolina State U.)
• Soybean Rust (North Carolina State U.)
• Soybean Rust Yield Loss Tool (U. Kentucky)

2. Pests

• Bean Leaf Beetle (Ohio State U.)
• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Penn State U.)
• Green Cloverworms (Iowa State U.)
• Japanese Beetle (U. of Illinois)
• Mexican Bean Beetle (U. of Illinois)
• Soybean Aphids (Iowa State U.)
• Two-spotted Spider Mite (Ohio State U.)
• Western Bean Cutworm (U. of Illinois)
• Wildlife Pest Management (Cornell Cooperative Extension)

Fertilizer/Nutrient Management

• Managing the Crop (Cornell Crop & Pest Management Guidelines)
• Fertility Management of Soybeans
• Soil pH for Field Crops
• Manure use in Soybeans

Production Techniques

• Soybean Planting (Cornell Crop & Pest Management Guidelines)
• Soybean Planting - Best Management Practices
• Soybean Production Field Guide (North Dakota State U.) (large file!)
• Zone Tillage in Central NY (video)
• Soybean growth stages and timeline
• Organic no-till production of soybeans

Variety Selection

• Soybean Varieties (Cornell Crop & Pest Management Guidelines)
• Soybean Maturity Group Selection for Oneida County
• Cornell Soybean Variety Yield Tests: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004

Storage

• Soybean Drying and Shrinkage Chart

Last updated August 18, 2021