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GET RIGHT RESISTANCE: One way to beat SCN is to rotate the source of resistance in soybean seed, or rotate to a nonhost crop. Manage now through seed selection and sampling to beat the pest.
Kyle Broderick, Tamra Jackson-Ziems and Melissa Bartels | Apr 08, 2021
Planting will be here before we know it. Management decisions can be made now to reduce losses caused by some important diseases. The most damaging pathogen of soybeans is soybean cyst nematode.
If you have confirmed SCN on your farm, it’s important to actively manage them to reduce population densities and keep them low to minimize the damage they can cause.
Become an EMTree: Observe your plants to prevent problems
Insects and diseases can wreak havoc on your landscape plants, and in your woodlands. The damage can be unsightly and can become costly if not properly addressed.
To help property owners identify and manage these issues, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach in Woodbury, Dubuque, Polk, and Mahaska Counties and the ISU Extension and Outreach Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic is hosting three virtual workshops focused on the identifying, preventing, and treating disease and insect issues in trees and shrubs.
Each workshop will include presentations by ISU Extension and Outreach specialists from the Plant Insect Diagnostic Clinic.
Morel and Oyster Mushroom Workshops to Begin in March
Certification is available for those who sell
AMES, Iowa – To legally sell morel and oyster mushrooms in Iowa, sellers must complete a certification workshop that covers identifying morels and oyster, as well as distinguishing between true and false morels.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is offering two online workshops on Saturday, March 20, and April 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. Participants only need to participate in one of the sessions to receive certification.
“People can be poisoned by eating misidentified mushrooms,” said Lina Rodriquez Salamanca, plant pathology diagnostician with the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic at Iowa State University. “By the end of the workshops, participants will recognize true edible morel and oyster mushrooms.”