If you are a soybean grower in the Midwest you are well aware of the threat of soybean cyst nematode or SCN. The yield robbing pest is responsible for $1.5 billion dollars in loss annually.
To give growers another tool to help fight SCN, BASF has developed a new website at SCNfields.com to give farmers more data to build a management strategy for their operation.
Troy Bauer is a senior technical field representative with BASF and says that the new website can assist Iowa’s growers with a visual data tool that displays SCN pressure in their area.
If a grower finds SCN pressure locally, the next step should be soil sampling says Bauer.
After considering the level of pressure in the immediate area a grower can then build a management strategy that best fits their operation.
Although crop rotation is one key component to help suppress SCN, it does not completely eradicate the destructive pest.
For more information visit SCNfields.com to learn more.
