scha4

SITE INFORMATION: SCHA4

SCHA4 CIR DOQ and soils	Aerial Photo (7/27/04)

SITE INFORMATION
Consultant	Schaaf
Field ID	SCHA4
County	Montgomery
Acres	52.74
2004 Crop	Soybeans
2003 Crop	Corn
Hybrid/Variety	Pioneer 93B68
Planting Date	5-6-04
Tillage	Disk Spring & Plant
Row Spacing	36"
Population	150,000
Herbicides/Pesticides	Round up ready 6.5 oz Govern (Lorsban) applied 6/27/04
Fertilizer &/or Manure	125 lbs of 18-46-0 on selected areas
Fertility (last soil test)

Current Scouting Notes

6/4/04: Soybeans VC. BLB=1. Very few bean leaf beetles.

6/8/04: Soybeans V1. No insects reported. Very Clean.

6/16/04: Soybeans V3. No insects reported. Very clean field.

6/22/04. Soybeans V5. No insects reported. Very Clean.

7/1/04. Beginning stages of the disease Brown Spot appearing on some of the lower leaves.

7/08/04. Soybeans R1. BLB=.6/sweep. Brown spot on lower leaves.

7/16/04. Soybeans R2. BLB=1. Field has recently been sprayed again with Roundup.

7/22/04. Soybeans R3. BLB = 1/sweep. No aphids.

7/29/04. Soybeans R4. BLB=3/sweep. No aphids. Few very small grasshoppers.

8/6/04. Soybeans R3. BLB=1/sweep. No aphids. Few grasshoppers along with bean leaf beetles accounting for less than 5% defoliation.

8/14/04. Soybeans R5. Nothing significant to report

8/21/04. Soybeans R6. Small to medium sized grasshoppers present. Disease levels stabilized.

8/28/04. Soybeans R6. Very good green color. Grasshopper leaf hole damage up to 5%. 68 pods/plant average.