“I had the opportunity to test my soil using one of the free test kits. I suspected we had nematodes, but I was surprised by how many,” said Ory. “It was a revelation that has changed how I’ll approach my soybean fields going forward.”
The foundation for SCN management is testing the soil, according to experts from The SCN Coalition.
“If a farmer doesn’t know he or she has SCN and isn’t actively managing it, yield potential can be lost,” said Greg Tylka, nematologist at Iowa State University. “It may be three or four bushels per acre, or it might be 23 to 24 bushels per acre. But you won’t know until you test your soil.”
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