This last year was not a big disease year in small grains. NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop says that doesn’t mean farmers should count on that again this year. “Certainly, this last year was dry and 2017 was a dry year, but if you look at 2018 to 2020, there was enough moisture and enough dewpoint that you had disease issues,” said Friskop. “Be mindful of having a fungicide input and, at least, have it part of the conversation each year.” To understand disease management, Friscop encourages farmers to focus first on variety selection.
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