Crop Talk by IAS – 08/28/26

Send us Fan MailHarvest is getting closer and late-season scouting is shifting from protecting yield to protecting harvestability. In this week's Crop Talk, the IAS agronomy team discusses what they're seeing in corn and soybeans as crops move toward maturity, where late-season diseases are showing up, and how growers can use scouting information now to prioritize harvest and plan ahead for future seasons. This week's highlights:Corn progressing through dent and milk line stages across the regionEarly soybean maturity and color change beginning in some areasSudden death syndrome showing up in soybean fieldsWhite mold observations and what growers should monitor nextCrown rot, anthracnose, Physoderma, and other late-season corn diseasesHow to evaluate stalk strength and build a harvest order planEar and kernel disease concerns following extended moistureWhy late-season tissue sampling can help improve future fertility decisionsNitrate testing considerations for corn silage acresUsing scouting observations now to guide future variety and management decisionsFeatured Agronomists This Week:Nicholas Giesseman - Host and Eastern Region Agronomist Owen Heetland - Northwest Region Agronomist (Cleves)Melissa Schumann - Northeast Region Agronomist 🎧 Listen nowHave a question for the team? Send it to [email protected] learn more about Innovative Ag Services and our agronomy services, visit InnovativeAg.com/Agronomy.Produced by IAS Communications in partnership with My Four Creative.