This week, growers and ag professionals have noticed round tan colored lesions with red margins and yellow halos on Illinois corn. These symptoms likely were a minor disease called…
Persistent humid weather and rains over the last 14 days has significantly elevated the risk of Fusarium head blight (FHB) in the south central portion of Illinois. Symptoms of…
Wheat in the southern part of Illinois is approaching heading or just headed, which means that flowering will start within 4-5 days, depending on temperature (heads produce small yellow…
Currently, most small grains are approaching jointing or just past jointing in many parts of the state. Now is the time that you most likely will start to see…
We are offering a second free webinar on tar spot of corn for those of you who were unable to attend today's meeting. To access the registration click here
Tarmageddon- What We Learned from 2018 3/1/19 at 9:00 am CST Join Dr. Nathan Kleczewski from the University of Illinois Extension for an update on Tar spot in…
This year many in the Illinois agricultural community have had questions and concerns regarding soybean seed quality. If you recall, many areas in Illinois suffered from persistent late season…
A new tar spot publication is now available through the Crop Protection Network. This publication includes our current knowledge of the disease and management. To access the CPN library…
Kelly Estes, Nicholas Seiter, and myself will be compiling an annual report detailing the applied research trials and data that are available to share with the public. These reports…
Charcoal rot is a disease that we see in years where soybeans are stressed for a significant portion of the season due to drought. If you look at older…