August 15, 2025
What Are Those “Christmas Trees” in My Field? Late-season weeds — sometimes called “Christmas trees” for their tall, branchy shape — are a frustrating sight before […]
August 14, 2025
It’s hard to believe how far we’ve come in understanding and managing soybean aphids. I still remember that first invasion—my dad calling the local co-op to […]
July 15, 2025
Fusarium ear rot is a disease we encounter every year—it’s actually the most common disease affecting corn ears annually. This disease typically overwinters on corn residue […]
July 15, 2025
Sometimes I feel like a broken record talking about soybean cyst nematode (SCN), but if the 2024 season taught us anything, it’s that there’s still significant […]
July 11, 2025
Corn rootworm is not a new challenge for our region, but it has become increasingly problematic over the last three years. While traditionally viewed as an […]
July 11, 2025
As a corn product manager, green snap is the one event that concerns me the most about a corn hybrid during the summer. Green snap can […]
July 10, 2025
What is bacterial leaf blight? What causes it? Should you be doing anything about it? These are all valid and common questions when it comes to […]
July 10, 2025
First identified in Indiana in 2015, tar spot has steadily advanced across the country. For the Peterson Farms Seed footprint, it’s notable that our eastern dealers, […]
July 10, 2025
If you noticed empty soybean pods in 2024, you weren’t alone. A curious condition known as parthenocarpy popped up more than usual. Unfilled soybean pods form […]
May 30, 2025
The 2024 growing season, while smooth for much of the region once crops were finally in the ground, kept us on edge until the very end. […]
May 23, 2025
The pathogen that causes phytophthora root rot can be found nearly everywhere soybeans are grown, but it seems like we see particularly brutal infections in the […]
May 23, 2025
In July 2024, reports of southern corn rust began trickling in. By late August and September, it spread like wildfire, aided by wet, humid, cloudy and […]
