The corn growing in northeastern South Dakota is making good progress, but DEKALB Asgrow Technical Agronomist Jeff Fuls says there’s been some disease pressure. “We’re seeing a lot of leaf fungus like northern corn leaf blight and common rusts. The stalks look healthy so far, but typically, stalk rots set in later and we’re holding out to see what happens.” When it comes to the soybeans, Fuls says there is higher pressures of bean leaf beetle showing up in fields. “Around Watertown, we’ve seen higher pressure for the pest and we haven’t seen much for aphids yet.” Aerial applied fungicides can help manage the pest. Hear the story.
