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Illinois grower concerned about SDS

Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS) is showing up in more soybean fields in the Midwest. Central Illinois grower Dan Farney says his corn is looking great, though, “My corn is looking super. I’m kind of hopeful for the best corn crop ever.”

But, Farney tells Brownfield the jury is still out on his soybean crop,“Soybeans, I’m a little bit unsure of yet. Seems to be a little more Sudden Death coming on right now. I know I was at a meeting the other day and they basically said it’s a race to the finish whether the diseases hurt the beans more or if the beans mature in time.”

There’s nothing that can be done about the SDS fungus once it occurs although steps can be taken to try and manage it in the following planting season.  SDS lives in the soil and can be present in corn and sorghum residues.

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