Every year, soybean growers face two formidable foes in their fields: insect pests and disease. To give growers an edge on dealing with these potentially yield-robbing problems, the Pennsylvania Soybean Board, in collaboration with Penn State Extension, will again undertake a sentinel plot project t...

Progress is being made to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment discharges into the Bay. Many of these reductions have come from improved agricultural practices and the institution of conservation measures such as forest riparian buffers. Forest riparian buffers are areas along streams populated ...

Weed Specialists investigate pokeweed control tactics Pokeweed is an increasing problem in Pennsylvania fields and can be a tough weed to control due to its perennial life cycle and ability to regrow from a large, persistent taproot. Penn State Weed Specialists Kelly Patches and Dr. Bill Curran are ...

Managing flood-damaged crops Flood-damaged crops are at risk for quality and harvest losses, but by monitoring and managing carefully, growers may be able to salvage some of them, reduce losses and obtain resources to recover from the situation.

On-Farm Network takes soybean research into the fields For many producers, seeing really is believing. The On-Farm Network takes soybean research studies out of the lab and small test plots into the fields of Pennsylvania soybean growers to see which management practices have an appreciable impact o...