Kentucky: Use of Strobilurin Fungicides in Corn
Strobilurin fungicides are highly effective for controlling a number of diseases in corn and other crops. They also are known […]
View ArticleIowa Corn: Anthracnose Leaf Blight, Other Diseases Showing Up
I have had a few emails, tweets and phone calls from folks who are starting to find disease in corn […]
View ArticleKentucky Corn: Keep Watch for Gray Leaf Spot
This is just a reminder of the factors that favor a positive yield response from a strobilurin fungicide in corn. […]
View ArticleIndiana Corn: Weather Diseases Becoming a Problem
An abundance of rain that for weeks delayed many Indiana farmers from planting corn has teamed with humidity to create […]
View ArticleKentucky Corn Harvest: Managing Heavy Ears and Shallow Roots
The frequent and plentiful rains throughout this season have helped to produce some very large ears and rather small roots […]
View ArticleNebraska Corn: Selecting Hybrids to Minimize Diseases in 2014
Carefully planning for the next crop season can help minimize many corn diseases and the losses they cause. Selecting more […]
View ArticleTennessee Corn: Fungicide Considerations in Tassling Fields
With corn tasseling in Tennessee, it is time to consider a fungicide application.
View ArticleIowa Corn, Soybeans: Fungicide Considerations
We will have a fair amount of corn tasseling shortly after the weekend – so fungicide application season is about […]
View ArticleKentucky Corn: Diseases on the Rise
Reports from various agronomists across south central Kentucky indicate a pretty serious outbreak of Grey Leaf Spot, along with regular […]
View ArticleMichigan Corn: Test Stalk Strength by Getting Pushy with Your Crop
The 2014 crop season had its fair share of severe weather across southwest Michigan. Heavy thunderstorm winds in combination with […]
View ArticleMississippi Corn: Limited Foliar Disease Activity
For the most part, corn diseases have been few and far between with limited foliar disease activity, which at this point in the season is a good sign.
View ArticleMidwest Corn: Leaf Disease – To Spray or Not to Spray? – DTN
Illinois farmer Adam Watson is playing the waiting game when it comes to corn disease this year. Unrelenting rains across most of the Midwest have resulted in very early outbreaks
View ArticleIllinois Corn: Diseases Appearing North After Frequent Rains
Last week, I visited all of the University of Illinois corn variety trials in the northern half of the state. Gray leaf spot and northern leaf blight were beginning to
View ArticleTennessee Sorghum: Scout for Disease at 8 Leaves, Heading
Sorghum fields should be scouted for foliar diseases around the 8 leaf stage and again at heading.
View ArticleTennessee Corn: Foliar Diseases and Fungicide Applications
Trying to decide whether or not to spray fungicide on your corn? First, you should scout for diseases.
View ArticleOhio Corn: Foliar Diseases Already Showing Up
Foliar diseases, especially Gray Leaf Spot (GLS) and Northern Corn Leaf Blight (NCLB), are already showing up in some corn fields. Although this a little bit on the early side
View ArticleMissouri Corn: Another “Interesting” Year for Foliar Diseases
This is shaping up to be another “interesting” year for corn in Missouri and most of the Midwest. Prolonged periods of wet weather and then flooding delayed planting or led
View ArticleNebraska Corn: Southern Rust in Northeast, Gray Leaf Spot Increasing
Southern rust (Figure 1) has been confirmed in many counties in eastern Nebraska, including as far north as Cedar and Knox counties bordering South Dakota, as indicated on the IPM
View ArticleNebraska Corn: Cooler Temps Favor Diseases
Gray Leaf Spot Gray leaf spot (Figure 1a) continues to be a concern in many fields. Some people are reporting increasing severity and development of new gray leaf spot lesions
View ArticleCorn, Soybeans – Midwest: Combines Starting to Roll; Disease Hanging On – AgFax
Combines are beginning to roll across some corn fields in Kentucky, Missouri and Ohio. Diseases continue to be a challenge: northern corn leaf blight, gray leaf spot, frogeye leaf spot,
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