Articles tagged under: cercospora leaf spot

Fungicide Timing for CLS is Here

Published June 27, 2024

The combination of heat and moisture is coinciding with row closure in sugarbeets. That ramps up the risk of Cercospora leaf spot. The NDSU Crop and Pest Report emphasizes the need for timely and strategic fungicide applications to manage CLS.…
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Belchim Crop Protection Leadership Participate in ISBI

Published March 15, 2024

Belchim Crop Protection USA President and General Manager Tom Wood sees Cercospora Leaf Sot and resistant Kochia as priorities for the company. "Sugarbeets are very important to us," Wood told RRFN. "We've expanded our label for SpinAid, which most people…
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Plan Now for Cercospora Leaf Spot

Published March 15, 2024

University of Minnesota Sugarbeet Pathologist Ashok Chanda is preparing for a long Cercospora season. "If it happens to be an early season and if you have good moisture, it'll be off to a good start," said Chanda. "There's a chance that…
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Vive Introduces New Sugarbeet Fungicide

Published January 17, 2024

Vive Crop Protection has received federal approval for a new fungicide for Cercospora Leaf Spot protection in sugarbeets. Northern Technical Sales Agronomist David Reif is excited about the field trial results for Phobos FC. "I personally visited our Cercospora Leaf Spot…
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Heat to Control Cercospora

Published January 14, 2024

Michigan State University Extension Potato and Sugarbeet Scientist Jamie Willbur is evaluating the use of heat to manage Cercospora Leaf Spot. The fungus winters well in leaf residue. Incorporating residue is helpful, but Michigan uses less tillage than other areas.…
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Early Cercospora Detection

Published July 12, 2023

American Crystal Sugar Company and USDA are partnering to create early cercospora detection data. General Agronomist Joe Hastings says scientists are using DNA sampling. "We found 100 percent of our samples during the week of July 4 all had cercospora…
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Controlling Cercospora Leaf Spot is Job #1

Published July 7, 2023

Rains have been spotty, but mostly beneficial for Wendell, Minnesota farmer Ben Brutlag. The fields that missed the rains are showing some crop stress. “We’ve been fortunate to keep getting rain just as we need it. We’re not seeing any…
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CR+ Delivering Extra Protection

Published January 31, 2023

Positive results were seen in Betaseed’s first season with its cercospora tolerance trait in the American Crystal market. Regional Sales Manager Lynn Dusek  says this is an important trait. "Fungicides are becoming more tolerant to cercospora and the resistant genes…
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A Michigan Perspective on Cercospora Leaf Spot

Published December 22, 2022

Helena agronomist Ben Wilson is based in Michigan and deals with many of the same crops grown in the Red River Valley. For sugarbeets, that means similar issues with cercospora leaf spot. "What we've learned is a regimented spray application sequence…
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