Most soybean cyst nematode (SCN) resistant varieties have the same source of resistance, PI88788. While has provided two decades of resistance to SCN, these microscopic parasites are adapting and finding a way around its resistance.

Seed treatments on soybeans, especially those containing a fungicide, may be of critical importance to stand establishment this year.

By Shawna Hubbard
Enlist Herbicides Product Manager

The Agriculture Department Economic Research Service recently released a report on tillage intensity and conservation cropping practices. Conservation tillage was used on a majority of wheat (67 percent), corn (65 percent), and soybeans (70 percent) acres.

U.S. soybean farmers 1.2 billion dollars in losses per year. It’s a huge number but think of it like this. With a USDA estimated 89.6 million acres of soybeans planted nationwide, that figure means SCN losses cost ~$13.35 per acre.