A fairly new disease called Red Crown Rot is spreading in Illinois soybeans this season.
Illinois Soybean Association Outreach Agronomist Stephanie Porter tells Brownfield the disease appeared in western Illinois in 2017 but is proving more aggressive this season with confirmed cases in central Illinois as well.
“It’s a root rot and it’s new so we don’t know a lot about it. We’re trying to get the word out on how to diagnose it.
