Today’s corn hybrids have seen significant changes from the first commercially available hybrid seed corn. Even in the last decade,…
Today’s corn hybrids have seen significant changes from the first commercially available hybrid seed corn. Even in the last decade,…
In early September, Cole and his Dad took the one-hour drive over to Ellsworth for the annual Champion Seed Field…
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is the parasite that causes the most soybean yield loss in the U.S., according to the Crop Protection Network. In 2022 it accounted for over 70% of the total yield loss in soybeans across the northern states.
Learn how Champion Seed blends soybean varieties to help boost average soybean yields despite yield-limiting factors.
Symptoms: Slow growth, spindly plants, small leaflets and stunted Leaves will appear to have a dark green or even blueish…
Background: Nitrogen can have a great impact on a grower’s success and identifying nitrogen deficiency in corn and soybeans and…
What is it? Green Stem Syndrome is when the leaves and stem on the plant remain green even after the…
Background and Symptoms: Red Root Rot is a late season disease in corn that is caused by a complex of…
Background: Seedling Blights caused by Pythium are very common after early planting of corn and soybeans. Fungi in the genera…
Background: Powdery Mildew is commonly found in the upper United States and Canada. When infection occurs early in the growing…
Background and Symptoms Rhizoctonia Crown and Brace Root Rot can be found in numerous locations throughout the world. However, it…
Background Many varieties of fungi are responsible for creating seedling diseases in corn. Identifying certain root rots and Seedling Blights…
Background: Southern Corn Leaf Blight is formed from the fungus Bipolaris maydis. There are 3 different races of SCLB, they…
Background: Pod & stem blight and Phomopsis seed decay are both caused by the fungal pathogen Diaporthe sojae. Pod &…