Episode 196 – Off-Color Soybeans: Sorting Through Disease, Quality, and Marketing Challenges

Reports of off-color soybeans have emerged across Ohio during this harvest season, raising questions about potential causes, grain quality impacts, and what producers should do next. In this episode we welcome Dr. Horacio Lopez-Nicora (https://plantpath.osu.edu/our-people/...) , Ohio State Extension Soybean Pathologist, and Taylor Dill (https://www.soyohio.org/contact-us/os...) , Director or Research for Ohio Soybean Council to discuss what is being observed in fields and grain samples around the state. Horacio provides insight into possible disease-related factors, diagnostic testing options, and what growers can learn from affected fields, while Taylor shares updates on industry efforts to better understand the issue and its implications for soybean producers. Whether you’ve encountered discolored soybeans this fall or simply want to stay informed, this episode offers timely information to help interpret observations from the 2026 harvest and prepare for future management decisions. Subscribe to the Crop Observation and Recommendation Network Newsletter (https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/co...) to stay up to date on the latest agronomic issues. The article Taylor mentioned is available at https://soybeanscienceforsuccess.org/. Soybean Pathology Lab (https://soypath.osu.edu/) is located at 110 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210 Find information on the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic in Wooster their website: https://ppdc.osu.edu/.