It happens every year.
A field is about to be harvested and something is awry. Perhaps the plants are lodged, ears are poorly filled, or pods shrunken. What happened to my crop?
From a plant disease perspective, it is nearly impossible to provide any useful information to the producer. …
Tar spot was a minor nuisance in Illinois this year, with many areas only affected to a mild degree. Why did we see less tar spot in 2019 and what does this mean for 2020? Click here to read the new article posted on the Illinois Field Crop Disease Hub.…
There has been some chatter about tar spot starting up a bit in Northern Illinois corn fields.
However, crops are almost at R5 in many places. What options do we have and what can you expect? Check out our new post on the Illinois Field Crop Disease Hub by clicking here. …
Many in the agricultural community, as well as researchers annually rate corn for disease as a means to assess hybrid response, hybrid effectiveness, or potential disease level on field productivity. It can be difficult to rain the eye to accurately measure disease on foliage,…
Southern rust is caused by a fungal pathogen that does not overwinter in Illinois. Instead, it blows in from warmer regions during the growing season. When conditions favor spread and development of this disease significant damage can occur, especially if it arrives before tasseling (VT). …
Today colleagues in Indiana reported tar spot presence in some of their research plots located in North West IN. They found an extremely low number of stroma (less than 10) when assessing approximately 500 feet of plots. When you see or read about the report keep a few things to keep in mind:
1) The amount detected was exceptionally low,…
Come to Champaign, Illinois on July 22nd for the first annual field crop Pest and Pathogen Field Day from 9am-noon. Registration, doughnuts, and coffee will start at 8:30 am. Parking for the event will be available at the Agricultural and Biological Engineering farm on the UIUC South Farm Facility,…
