Extension Crop and Pest Reports (August 12-16)

Figure 1. Hail, high winds, and heavy rains August 5 devastated a number of research plots at the South Central Agricultural Lab near Clay Center. Cover crop, Palmer amaranth, other weed management trials, and other agronomic trials were affected. (Photo by Amit Jhala)

August 16, 2019

Substantial frogeye leaf spot pressure n susceptible soybean varieties n northeast Nebraska. SCOUT. If you need to spray, use a product w active ingredients from 2+ fungicide classes. If fungicides aren't working well PLEASE share samples for testing @soydisease @UNL_CropWatch pic.twitter.com/xiaXJpgitu
— Tamra Jackson-Ziems (@tjcksn) August 16, 2019

It was a rough day for my sunflower research program and my intern that has been waiting all summer for this sunflower project to begin. https://t.co/sfgfypzSOm
— Jeff Bradshaw (@true_bug) August 16, 2019

Well. Whatever survived in my research plots from yesterday afternoon’s storm was just cleaned up by these freak storm at 1:45PM. ⁦@UNLExtension⁩ pic.twitter.com/KJf81JnyTj
— Jeff Bradshaw (@true_bug) August 16, 2019

If you were one of the farms hit by hail last night, you still have options for the rest of the season. Check out Hail Know for info on what steps to take for insurance to what cover crops can work. https://t.co/r0TrmfpnjT #NebExt
— Kat Caswell (@KECCrops) August 14, 2019

Wheat variety trial harvest was a few weeks behind normal this year but we expect to see most of the data posted this week. Check back often for results and let me know if you have questions. https://t.co/fHyT1bbagQ
— Cody Creech (@NE_DrylandCrops) August 12, 2019

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Soybean Disease