Virgil Schmitt, field agronomist with ISU Extension, discussing crop scouting tips and tricks

Mark Licht, assistant professor in agronomy and Extension specialist at Iowa State, on corn growth and development

Ed Zaworski, plant pathologist for ISU’s Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic, on crop plant disease identification

Rebecca Baker, weed science graduate research assistant at ISU, on weed identification

Warren Pierson, program specialist with the Field Extension Education Laboratory at ISU, on soybean growth and development

Erin Hodgson, associate professor and ISU Extension specialist in entomology, on insect pest identification

Soybean Diseases and Corn Diseases booklets: a combined 88-page compendium of soybean and corn diseases in Iowa and the greater north central region, in full color. Each guide is complete with disease life cycles and diagrams, as well as foliar disease estimation charts.

Corn and Soybean Field Guide: includes updated text and 375 images, illustrations, diagrams and tables to assist farmers with identifying corn and soybean diseases, insects and disorders found throughout the Midwest. This 158-page guide focuses on development stages, pesticide decisions and production-related topics, and for the first time, has information on newer soybean viruses to help you when scouting fields this summer.

Weed Identification Field Guide, Second Edition: contains 35 illustrations and more than 250 high-quality photographs of weeds found in Iowa. Palmer amaranth information was added to this 108-page field guide, and information on herbicide resistance and management was updated from the first edition.

Field Crop Insects: contains descriptions and color images of more than 55 pest and beneficial insects, as well as information on insect life cycle, damage, scouting and management options. There is also information on basic entomology and integrated pest management tactics.