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Don’t Leave Your Crops Vulnerable to Disease     With all the rainfall and flooding this summer, now’s the time to help protect your crops against disease. It starts with a regenerative approach to soil health and plant health.     “Crop diseases are definitely...

Optimize Crop Stands: 5 Ways to “Jump Start” Yield     With increasing corn production costs and fluctuating grain prices, the management decisions you make at planting become more important than ever. While you often hear that higher yield potential all starts with the seed,...

Which Cornfield Do You Prioritize First?    With this year’s drought conditions, it’s important to consider corn stalk integrity challenges so you can prioritize which fields to harvest first.       “In times of drought, there’s more cannibalization within the plant,” said Dennis Klockenga,...

Got Chitosan? Suppress Harmful Insects, Diseases the Natural Way     Chitosan might just be the most useful crop input you’ve never heard of. If you’re looking for ways to reduce chemicals and protect your crop from yield-robbing insects and disease, it’s time to get...

Goss’s Wilt Alert! Check Your Fields—Now       Goss’s wilt is exploding in fields across the Corn Belt right now. If you haven’t been scouting your cornfields for Goss’s Wilt, get out there now.         “I’ve never seen Goss’s Wilt this...

2023 Management Strategies for Goss’s Wilt and Tar Spot in Corn What are diseases Goss’s Bacterial Wilt and Tar Spot fungus and why is there a concern?     Goss’s Wilt is a bacterial disease found in corn. The bacteria shuts down the pipeline of...