Soybeans

Crop Problems

Basic scouting guide

1. Diseases

• Managing Diseases of Soybeans (Cornell Crop & Pest Management Guidelines)
• Bacterial Blight and Brown Spot  (Iowa State U.)
• Downy Mildew (U. Minnesota)
• Frogeye Leaf Spot (Purdue U.)
• Sclerotinia Stem Rot/White Mold (U. Minnesota)
• Septoria Brown Spot (U. Minnesota)
• Soybean Sudden Death Syndrome (North Carolina State U.)
• Asian Soybean Rust(North Carolina State U.)
• Soybean Disease Loss Calculator (Crop Protection Network)

2. Pests

• Bean Leaf Beetle(Ohio State U.)
• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Penn State U.)
• Japanese Beetle (U. of Illinois)
• Mexican Bean Beetle (U. of Illinois)
• 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 - Best Management Practices
• 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 January 11, 2024