Foliar symptoms closely resemble those of other foliar diseases of corn, making field diagnosis difficult. After the V6 stage the foliar phase of the disease can be greatly reduced in some hybrids ...

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.

But the disease was nearly a no-show ... about four years to completely digest a corn stalk, most likely there’s tar spot inoculant in about every field that was infected in 2021,” he contends.

One such disease is tar spot, which is taking a toll on corn crops in parts of Illinois this week, says Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist and owner of Crop-Tech Consulting, Heyworth ...

Pest management experts are closely monitoring the spread of corn leafhoppers in agricultural producing regions across the state. Corn leafhoppers, invasive herbivorous insects, are capable of ...