Southern rust- keep an eye out
We have a new post on the current situation with southern rust in Illinois. Click here to access.…
Impact of recent rains and scouting corn and soybeans
Recent fronts that have pushed through the state, giving relief to many areas that have been stressed by heat and a lack of water. That’s great for productivity, and also can impact diseases. A new post on the disease outlook and considerations can be found by clicking here.…
new post on scouting and foliar disease in Illinois corn
Finally some wet weather! That means finally some foliar diseases may start to pop up in our corn crop. Check out the new article by clicking here!…
post on fungicides for hail damaged crops
That was one heck of a storm yesterday. Many fields throughout East central Illinois were severely affected by nickel sized hail. Although my three year old stated that we should, “use some tape” to fix the damaged tissues, some will consider fungicide applications. A new post on the subject can be found here. …
Hoping for rain: crops at mid-season 2020
While the record will show that planting progress for both corn and soybean crops in Illinois was close to normal in 2020, heavy rainfall in May and again in early June in some places this year led to some replanting, and some ponded areas don’t have a stand. Stands are mostly good otherwise, but crop condition ratings in Illinois have been mediocre so far, with percent good + excellent percentage in the low 60s for both crops in early July.…
Spider Mites in Soybean
Spider mites often show up when it’s hot and dry outside. Given our current weather (and the promise of more heat to come), it’s a good time to review our scouting and management recommendations. Spider mites feed on a wide variety of plants, and usually enter soybean fields from grassy edges – especially right after the edges have been mowed, which causes the mites to seek out a new food source. (If you have the option,…
Weed Control in Wheat Stubble Fields
Wheat harvest marks the end of one cropping cycle and the beginning of a second. In parts of central and southern Illinois, farmers frequently opt to plant double-crop soybean following wheat harvest, with hopes that the first “killing” frost will be late enough to allow the soybean to reach maturity. Wheat stubble fields not planted with a second crop often become populated with a “crop” of summer annual (and sometimes perennial) weed species. Unlike double-crop soybean,…
New Corn Disease Articles Available
We have several articles on the Illinois Field Crop Disease Hub that have some timely information for you. First, a discussion on bacterial leaf streak of corn, which was detected last week in Illinois. Next, part one of our series on corn nematodes. Finally an update on corn tar spot and what to keep in mind with that disease this season.
the articles can be found by clicking this link. If interested,…
Guidance for the Continued Use of Dicamba-Containing Products in Illinois
The Illinois Department of Agriculture recently issued a document containing guidance “to help pesticide dealers, commercial pesticide applicators and farmers understand the U.S. EPA order and the State of Illinois extension of the cut-off date for application.” The document includes many frequently asked questions and how the Department interprets the guidelines from U.S. EPA for the continued use of existing stocks of these products whose registrations were vacated by a ruling of the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.…
IDOA Statement on USEPA Cancellation Order-Use of Existing Stock
On June 3, 2020, in National Family Farm Coalition vs. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Case No. 19-70115, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling immediately vacating the registrations of Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia, all of which contain the herbicide dicamba. On June 8, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final cancellation order for these three dicamba products. The final cancellation order can be found here: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-06/documents/final_cancellation_order_for_three_dicamba_products.pdf.
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