This growing season is one for the history books, and one most want to forget. While some fields may not have been planted to the intended crop, not been planted at all or just planted late, the fertilizer strategy with regards to the soil chemistry does not change.

Assess fields using the pinch and push tests and prioritize harvest where risk of lodging is highest.

Whiteflies are tiny, white, winged insects that have been noted in many soybean fields. Whiteflies and their immature stages (nymphs) feed with piercing and sucking mouthparts, mostly on the underside of soybean leaves. In most fields, in spite of the “fogs” of adult whiteflies observed in fields, these insects are seldom a significant threat and insecticide application is unlikely to be necessary.