Tar spot has been detected in southern Minnesota, eastern South Dakota, and southeastern North Dakota. “We haven’t seen high enough levels to cause significant yield loss,” says Dean Malvick, plant pathologist at the University of Minnesota. “That doesn’t mean it can’t cause significant losses going forward.” Some areas in southeastern Minnesota have had bigger issues. “The early infection seems to be critical in the fields where we’re getting the yield loss.”
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