where the the field had tar spot in the previous corn with soybean corn rotation. So, it is survived at least a couple years before the disease ramped up and caused yield losses,” she says.

especially if planting into a field with a history of the disease. Check with your seed provider to determine the NCLB rating for hybrids you are growing if NCLB has been an issue in the past.

Scouts should pay particular attention to the lower three leaves of the corn plant from the period just before tasseling to two weeks after tasseling. If at least 50% of plants in a field have disease ...

Keep an eye on all disease issues in the field, Kleczewski says, including the more common diseases such as northern corn leaf blight or gray leaf spot. “Your scouting protocol should be ...

Crop Production Extension agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis counties) for K-St ...