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Sample Fields for Soybean Cyst Nematode

October 25, 2013
Soil core collection

As we work to complete harvest and put the finishing touches on the 2013 growing season, it is not too early to start thinking about 2014 crops. Results of soil samples collected in the next few weeks from fields in which soybeans will be grown in 2014 could mean the difference between “so-so” and profitable yields next year.

Collecting soil cores from a field of harvested corn to check for the soybean cyst nematode.