National Nematode Day is just a week away, named by the SCN Coalition to be October 6 this year, with the goal to increase soybean farmers’ awareness of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) – the No. 1 yield-grabbing pathogen of the soybean crop in North America.

As part of the effort, Syngenta Seedcare and The SCN Coalition will be holding a webinar called Nematode U on October 9 at 1:00 pm Central time. The webinar will be a chance for soybean farmers to learn about key nematode yield threats and upcoming management tools, such as Victrado seed treatment, which is expected to receive registration this fall for the 2026 season.

The webinar will feature:
Dylan Mangel, Asst. Professor and Extension Plant Pathologist, University of Nebraska- Lincoln
Dale Ireland, Ph.D, Syngenta Seedcare Technical Product Lead
Katie Jaeger, Syngenta Seedcare Product Lead

Jaeger was at the recent 2025 Farm Progress Show where she talked about the highly anticipated approval of Victrado, which protects soybeans against a number of threats.

“We’re seeing a step change in performance against sudden death, which we know is the number two issue that our growers are facing. It will be the first federally labeled product for red crown rot. We’re also getting high efficacy on broad spectrum protection against nematodes. And then lastly, we are seeing some early season suppression of some key foliar diseases,” said Jaeger. Combining it with a base fungicide and insecticide like CruiserMaxx Apex will also combat early season insects.