At the Farm Progress Show, IL Soy Envoy Byron Hendrix, CCA, and ISA Outreach Agronomist Stephanie Porter, CCA, shared crop updates and observations as harvest approaches. Corn is in good shape thanks to cooler weather, but standability and grain fill remain key concerns. Soybeans are healthy overall, though SDS is showing up in spots, and many fields could use one more rain. Disease pressure is mixed—southern rust is hitting later-planted corn, while tar spot continues to be a major threat.

 

Looking ahead, both stressed the importance of taking notes from the combine to guide future seed and management decisions. Cover crops are proving valuable for weed suppression, and conversations continue about potential dicamba use in 2026 and fall 2025 burndown programs.