Seed Lab Report
Confidence Building
Seed Lab Annual Report by Steve Beals – Director The lab continues to add to the accreditations of its staff. Brittany Whitsitt, RST, attended a Canadian Seed Grader Workshop training and testing session that was held in July 2019. Brittany passed all 6 seed categories and was granted accreditation by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency administered […]
Seed Quality Update
Seed Lab Update by Steve Beals Corn germination results have been strong this testing season with an average of 95.6% across Illinois. The corn cold test averages are higher this testing season than last year at 93.4% across all regions. The average soybean germination for this testing season is 92.3% across all regions. Last year the […]
Fusarium in Wheat
Seed Lab Report by Steve Beals, RST – Seed Lab Director Fusarium Prevalent in the 2019 Wheat Production 2019 has proven to be a challenge this year with many of the cereal crops that have been sent into the seed lab for germination testing showing significant amounts of Fusarium. The severity of infection varies field by […]
No “Cure-All”
The IL Crop Seed Lab continues to grow in the number of samples and crop species tested during the past year. We anticipate the number of samples and species tested to grow over the next testing season. The IL Crop Seed Lab has been adding equipment and supplies as needed to handle increases in testing […]