Crop Disease

Crop Disease

disease on corn

Scout 2024’s corn diseases this year Scout 2024’s corn diseases this year

Tar spot, smut, rust, leaf blight, Goss’s wilt and more expected this growing season.

byElizabeth Hodges, Staff Writer

Jan 13, 2025

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Some cover can control nematodes, if you manage well Some cover can control nematodes, if you manage well

Dec 30, 2024

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Farm Business Planning

7 ways to ease human health concerns with triazole fungicides 7 ways to ease human health concerns with triazole fungicides

byGil Gullickson

Dec 27, 2024

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Brian Lill in field

Farm Business Planning

Six agronomic steps to take for 2025 Six agronomic steps to take for 2025

byGil Gullickson

Dec 26, 2024

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Soybeans plot showing size variation and orangish discoloration on upper leaves caused by soybean cyst nematode feeding

Don’t turn your back on SCN Don’t turn your back on SCN

Dec 26, 2024

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Close-up tar spot in a White County field

Is tar spot ‘hype’ justified?Is tar spot ‘hype’ justified?

Dec 24, 2024

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tar spot on corn leaf

Want to preserve corn yield by more than 50%?

Want to preserve corn yield by more than 50%?

byGil Gullickson, Editor

Soybean tentiform leaf miner

New soybean pest found in Nebraska fields

New soybean pest found in Nebraska fields

byCurt Arens, Senior Editor

a blue bucket and a green bucket with a soil sampling probe lying across the tops

Hunch pays off: Testing finds SCN

Hunch pays off: Testing finds SCN

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

2 cornstalks split in half, with rot on the left stalk and no rot on the right stalk

Why stalks in tar spot fields disintegrated

Why stalks in tar spot fields disintegrated

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Tar Spot In The USA

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John Deere combine covered in black from dust and tar spot harvests a cornfield

Lower yield with irrigation? That doesn’t make sense

Lower yield with irrigation? That doesn’t make sense

Tar spot on leaves in cornfield

How can you prepare for tar spot in ’25?

How can you prepare for tar spot in ’25?

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

late-season cornfield with some leaves showing reddening symptoms indicative of corn stunt disease

What you should know about corn stunt

What you should know about corn stunt

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Kolby Gruhot of Argyle experiments to get the most out of his sugar beet crop

Sugarbeet harvest: Innovation, collaboration key success

Sugarbeet harvest: Innovation, collaboration key success

Dylan Mangel, assistant professor and Extension plant pathologist at UNL, collects a soil sample for soybean cyst nematode testing

How to test for soybean cyst nematode

How to test for soybean cyst nematode

byElizabeth Hodges, Staff Writer

dried-down cornfield infected with tar spot

Tar spot update: Experts answer questions after tough year

Tar spot update: Experts answer questions after tough year

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Prepare now for crop diseases next year

Prepare now for crop diseases next year

byBob Kemerait, Plant Pathologist

Tar spot with raised black spots on leaves

Tar spot is appearing earlier. Here’s how to prepare for it

Tar spot is appearing earlier. Here’s how to prepare for it

byChris Torres, Editor

two large ears of corn lying next to two corn leaves with tar spot

From top yielder to off the farm — in one year

From top yielder to off the farm — in one year

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Dan Quinn looking at corn in field that's ready for harvest

Takeaway from 2024: Don’t stop scouting

Takeaway from 2024: Don’t stop scouting

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

ear of corn broken in half, showing deep kernels

This field beat tar spot to finish line

This field beat tar spot to finish line

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

tar spot on corn leaves

Early corn yield estimates fail in face of tar spot

Early corn yield estimates fail in face of tar spot

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Blackish discoloration on the outside of cornstalks indicative of stalk rot

Hurricane, stalk rot take toll on corn

Hurricane, stalk rot take toll on corn

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

American Brown Rot in sweet cherries

Sweet cherry growers receive USDA disaster declaration

Sweet cherry growers receive USDA disaster declaration

byJennifer Kiel, Editor

Pink ear tips are a sign of Giberella ear mold

‘Real ugly corn’: Northeast grain farmers lament poor harvest

‘Real ugly corn’: Northeast grain farmers lament poor harvest

byChris Torres, Editor

Soil being tested and notes being taken

How sampling for SCN now can predict crop decisions in 2025

How sampling for SCN now can predict crop decisions in 2025

byMindy Ward, Editor, Missouri Ruralist

mold on tip of corn ear

Scout corn for mold — you might be surprised

Scout corn for mold — you might be surprised

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

ear mold on corn

Mycotoxins gaining attention across Corn Belt

Mycotoxins gaining attention across Corn Belt

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

diseased soybean plant

What attacked this soybean plant?

What attacked this soybean plant?

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Dan Quinn standing in a cornfield nearly ready for harvest

Tar spot runs rampant after fungicide plays out

Tar spot runs rampant after fungicide plays out

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Pierce Paul showing a contamination risk assessment model for corn in front of a cornfield

What you should know about ear rots, mycotoxins

What you should know about ear rots, mycotoxins

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

A cornfield with yellowing leaves

Corn disease identified for first time in Missouri

Corn disease identified for first time in Missouri

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

Side-by-side photos of soybean fields with discoloration

How to identify red crown rot in soybeans

How to identify red crown rot in soybeans

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

A close-up view between two rows of corn

Farmer interest in biologicals continues to grow

Farmer interest in biologicals continues to grow

byTom J. Bechman, Midwest Crops Editor

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