Wisconsin farmers are being encouraged to scout for a new soybean pest in the state. University of Wisconsin Extension specialist Emily Bick tells Brownfield soybean tentiform leafminer was confirmed last week in north-central border counties to Minnesota. “You’re going to find it acting like a leaf miner, so it’s kind of skeletonizing leaves,” she explains. […]
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