Fungicides
When talking with WinField United team members many reference the future entailing data-driven decisions and making data work for them.
If you have tar spot, Southern rust or other disease pressure and plan to dry the crop in the field, you might want to spray again.
Ken Ferrie outlines various treatment scenarios, depending on what farmers find in their fields. He cautions that severe infections can easily cause 60-bu.-per-acre yield losses.
As of mid-June, nearly 20 counties across four states have already reported fields with tar spot. Timing fungicide applications will be critical to keep the disease from getting out of control.
There are at least 30 fungicides labeled for suppression or control of tar spot in corn with a FIFRA 2(ee) recommendation.
Judge for yourself: Travis McCormick’s DOES IT PAY fungicide trial reaped a major yield increase.
Just because tar spot was mostly a no-show in 2022 and 2023 doesn’t mean that will be the case in 2024. Charting humidity levels can help predict if the disease will strike.
Drone application has a lot of advantages for farmers and ag retailers, but it may not be the right choice for everyone.
“We’re living in a world where it’s just a matter of time,” Harlan Asmus says referencing the development of resistance.
David Heublein won the conventional, non-irrigated category of the 2023 NCGA yield contest for the state. The amazing yield was grown with only one-third of the total rainfall his fields usually get in a growing season.