Don't miss the upcoming BRANDT Agronomy Day at the BRANDT Research Farm in Pleasant Plains, Illinois. The event will be held on August 1, 2012. Dr. Fred Below will give a presentation on "The 7 Wonders of High Yield Corn Production". See the flyer for directions and more information on the event.
Read more >

Two-Spotted Spider Mites in Soybeans

NEWS ALERT… The dry conditions we have been experiencing have been ideal for a pest that can cause a lot of damage to soybeans -- the Two-Spotted Spider Mite. Our own Technical Agronomist Ed Corrigan is spreading the word that these mites have been found in soybean fields throughout the southern Brandt retail region. Two-Spotted Spider Mites are not normally a significant problem on Midwest crops, however, they thrive in hot and dry conditions