To promote this growth, a top-dress application of nitrogen while moderate temperatures and moisture are favorable for cool season forage growth should aid in the production of needed pasture and forage. Rates of 20 to 30 units of nitrogen should be adequate to promote new growth. Soybean scouting update While the recent rains provided relief to much of the growing corn and soybean crop, it may be responsible for one problem that was seen this past week. A case of rhizoctonia stem rot was found in Daviess County in a field that had been planted prior to the major rainfall of this past week. Symptoms include wilting of seedlings or somewhat older plants as a result of stem lesions at or below the soil level.
Stems show symptoms of reddish-brown, sunken lesions on the root and lower stem.
The conditions that favor infection are dry, warm conditions followed by wet periods. Farmers are encouraged to scout their fields following emergence through early stand establishment. The last opportunity for private pesticide certification training will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at the Daviess County Extension Office during the monthly meeting of the Green River Beekeepers Association. The program will be the standard certification training and is open to the public. Wayne Mattingly is the Daviess County extension agent for agriculture.