I would imagine that as soon as soils dry up from the recent rains, field operations will kick into high gear for the start of the 2025 planting season. No matter how much advanced planning you have done, this time of year always seems rushed. The seeds will not grow in the bag, and you never know how much of the ideal planting window you will get.
Kelley Tilmon, OSU Extension Field Crops Entomologist reminds soybean growers to scout for stink bugs in soybeans and provides the following information and recommendations:
As our beans start to put on pods, it’s time to start scouting for stink bugs. In 2016, a number of farmers had significant stink bug damage but didn’t realize it until harvest, when they discovered shriveled, blasted seeds. Prevent seed damage by scouting and applying rescue treatment at appropriate threshold levels.
