Diseases

First report of Fusarium neocosmosporiellum on soybean in Illinois: New detection complicates the field diagnosis of red crown rot and other fungal diseases

  • October 22, 2026

  • Diane Plewa, Esneider Mahecha, Boris Camiletti

Summary
Fusarium neocosmosporiellum (the fungus associated with Neocosmospora stem rot) has been confirmed on soybean plants from Clay County, Illinois by the University of Illinois Plant Clinic. This pathogen has been previously identified in the southern United States on soybean and peanut. The effect on yield loss in the field is unknown. Plants colonized by this fungus can easily be confused with red crown rot due to the similar foliar symptoms (interveinal yellowing and browning of the leaf tissue) and similar signs (small,…

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WILLAg Radio Week 31 in Review

  • August 2, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending July 31, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
Agricultural commodity markets experienced high volatility and a sharp downward move during the week, driven by shifting weather models, geopolitical headlines, and macroeconomic pressures.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 30 in Review

  • July 25, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending July 24, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The agricultural commodity markets experienced strong upward momentum and heightened volatility throughout the week, with November soybean futures making new contract highs above $12.50 and December corn approaching the $4.90 to $5.00 resistance levels.…

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WILLAg Radio Week 28 in Review

  • July 11, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending July 10, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The agricultural commodity markets experienced a post-holiday upward surge early in the week, driven out of contract lows by deteriorating international crop conditions, technical buying,…

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WILLAg Radio Week 26 in Review

  • June 27, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending June 26, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The agricultural commodity markets throughout the week of June 22, 2026, experienced a distinct seasonal downtime, driven heavily by investment funds liquidating long positions of over three billion bushels across corn,…

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WILLAg Radio Week 25 in Review

  • June 20, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending June 19, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The weekly market data shows a period of technical stabilization and cautious retracement across major agricultural commodities following a prolonged multi-week downturn. Analysts Susan Stroud,…

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WILLAg Radio Week 23 in Review

  • June 6, 2026

  • Todd Gleason

The following is a summary of the WILLAg.org content from the work week ending June 05, 2026. WILLAg.org is a partnership of Illinois Public Media and University of Illinois Extension. Its mission is to distribute regionally, nationally, and internationally information and analysis of commodity markets and agricultural weather.
Agricultural Markets Synthesis
The agricultural grain markets experienced a severe downturn, characterized by corn and soybeans breaking through critical moving averages due to persistent fund liquidations,…

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