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Planter-Applied Fungicide Offers Early Defense Against Corn Disease

Published March 6, 2026

FMC Technical Service Manager Madison Wozniak describes tar spot as a disease that will overwinter in the soil. "You're going to see it pop up in your crops as long as the environmental conditions are right and it has a…

Highly Variable Yields Across SD

Published November 11, 2025

South Dakota's corn harvest is approaching the finish line. "Quite a few of our corn farmers are finished up with harvest," says South Dakota Corn Growers Association Executive Director DaNita Murray. "But the work continues. It doesn't just end when…

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…

Scout for Rust Disease

Published August 2, 2024

Reports of plant rust throughout the Northern Plains are increasing this year. NDSU Plant Pathologist Sam Markell advises dry bean growers to scout for the disease. "We haven't had a ton of rust in the last few years and I…

Be on the Lookout for Disease in Small Grains

Published July 5, 2019

Conditions are favorable for disease development in wheat and barley. With the crops starting to flower and head, NDSU Extension Cereal Crops Plant Pathologist Andrew Friskop says now is the time to apply fungicide. Farmers should also look for scab,…

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Planter-Applied Fungicide Offers Early Defense Against Corn Disease

Highly Variable Yields Across SD

Friskop: Monitor Stalk Integrity

Scout for Rust Disease

Be on the Lookout for Disease in Small Grains

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