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By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Field Leader, a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and Soybean Check-off
Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) is the most destructive soybean pathogen in the United States, with annual yield losses due to SCN estimated at more than $1 billion. Yield losses caused by SCN are often underestimated because the nematode can be present in fields without causing any noticeable aboveground symptoms. In an effort to increase soybean farmers’ awareness of the soybean cyst nematode, the SCN Coalition is designating October 6, 2025, as National Nematode Day.
Recently, members of the SCN Coalition met in Columbus to discuss the latest research and updates on their current initiatives. On this episode of the Ohio Field Leader Podcast Greg Tylka, professor in the Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology at Iowa State University; George Bird, professor emeritus in the Department of Entomology at Michigan State University; and Albert Tenuta, extension plant pathologist at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Agribusiness at the University of Guelph all joined the Ohio Field Leader to discuss the origins of the SCN Coalition and share their vision for the future.
