By Angie Peltier UMN Extension crops educator, Fei Yang, UMN Extension corn entomologist and Robert Koch, UMN Extension soybean entomologist February 25, 2026’s Strategic Farming: Let’s Talk Crops session discussed the status of the many pests that can limit Minnesota’s corn and soybean yield potential, how these pests have been able to overcome many of our most effective management techniques and how best to manage in 2026. This webinar series runs through March and registrations are still being accepted: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/strategic-farming. To watch this episode visit: http://z.umn.edu/StrategicFarmingRecordings . The status of soybean aphid resistance Soybean aphid. Photo: Bob Koch Soybean aphids are the most yield-limiting insect pest of Minnesota soybeans, capable of causing up to 40% yield loss. Since its initial introduction in the early 2000’s into upper Midwest, soybean aphid infestations in states east of Minnesota have declined over time, but ...
