Archive for September, 2010

SDS takes its toll on Midwest soybean crop
Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is ravaging many Midwest soybean fields. Farmers watched anxiously as low-lying areas of some fields suspiciously turned brown then watched those small areas grow into much larger areas of dying plants. SDS is showing up on a scale not seen since it hit Illinois soybean fields in the early 1990s. This [...]