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Friskop: Monitor Stalk Integrity

Published September 15, 2025

NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop warns farmers to keep an eye on frost damage. "One thing that might occur when you see frost damage is a rise in stalk rot probability, so if you're out there and you're seeing…

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Crop Disease Outlook Better Than Expected

Published July 9, 2025

As summer heats up and parts of North Dakota receive excessive rainfall, the disease risk increases. However, NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop said this growing season has gone better than expected. "Right now, as far as the small grain…

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Can Genetics and Fungicides Hold Up?

Published July 18, 2024

The risk of Fusarium head blight is high this year. “It’s been a number of years since we’ve really had an outbreak,” said Jochum Wiersma, small grains specialist, University of Minnesota Extension. “This year we are going to find out…

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Managing Bacterial Leaf Streak

Published February 11, 2024

Bacterial Leaf Streak is carried in with the seed and is gaining the attention of researchers. Host resistance is the only defense growers have against the disease. “I also caution that because it’s a bacterial disease, we don’t have anything…

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Small Grains Battle Bacterial Leaf Streak

Published January 11, 2023

NDSU Extension Cereal Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop has three diseases in wheat that he’s worried about. "The most problematic disease in 2022 was bacterial leaf streak followed by scab and fusarium head blight. Most of the head diseases were kept…

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Disease Threat Expect to Increase

Published July 9, 2022

North Dakota State University Cereal Extension Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop says wheat crop conditions vary across the state. "Disease reports have remained fairly low, but there is one disease that's going to be picking up in the next few weeks…

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Keep an Eye Out for Wheat Diseases

Published June 13, 2021

As the wheat crop continues to be under stress from heat and lack of moisture, NDSU Extension Wheat Pathologist Andrew Friskop there are a couple of pathogens to watch. "Farmers should be watching for bacterial leaf streak. Although we've been…

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Bacterial Leaf Streak and Scab Could Return in 2020

Published February 6, 2020

Bacterial leaf streak and scab impacted spring wheat grown across North Dakota and portions of Minnesota in 2019. NDSU Extension Cereal Crop Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop says both could pop up again in 2020. "Mother Nature will determine how much…

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Small Grain Farmers Encouraged to Scout and Think Ahead to Harvest

Published July 23, 2019

Two wheat diseases popping up in North Dakota’s wheat crop are bacterial leaf streak and Fusarium head blight. NDSU Extension Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop says if growers find these diseases in the field, they can make a note of levels…

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Hot, Humid Weather Sparking Wheat Diseases

Published July 23, 2018

Hot and humid weather increases the chance for disease to pop up in the wheat crop. University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist Madeleine Smith says bacterial leaf streak has been showing up in grains impacted by recent hail storms. With…

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