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 this year. The sentinel project involves scouting 18 fields every week for insect and pest populations, and will be executed by a team of 13 county-based Extension Educators, with assistance from college student interns.