Soybean Farmers: Turn Up Your Radio!

MSPB’s “Soybean Disease Report” begins May 21 and provides weekly disease updates for farmers

Starting Thursday, May 21, Mississippi farmers have another resource to help them stay on top of soybean disease issues this growing season. Heard on the Mississippi AgriNews Network, Tom Allen, Ph.D., Mississippi State University Extension plant pathologist, provides Mississippi soybean farmers with pertinent, timely information regarding economically important disease issues throughout the state’s soybean crop.

Tune in every Thursday between 5:05 a.m. and 6:05 a.m. to hear Tom Allen’s Soybean Disease Report. Not sure what station to tune into? Click here to find a radio station near you!

“The reports are a great avenue for soybean farmers to receive timely updates on the current disease situations in the soybean crop around the state,” says Allen. “The MSU Extension plant pathology team provides this program to help soybean farmers make informed decisions for their fields.”

Reports focus on timely disease issues affecting Mississippi soybeans. Past reports can be found on the MSPB website’s Radio Reports page.