Officials are monitoring the spread of a disease that is hurting corn production in Kansas. The Kansas State Research and ...

Tar spot has been detected again in the state, with the first confirmed report of 2025 occurring June 11 in northeast Kansas.

The cool, wet weather of June in north central Wisconsin has caused crop development to be a bit behind schedule.

Tillage to reduce tar spot in corn. Reduced or no-till fields are often at greater risk for disease development, including tar spot infection. Tillage can help quicken the decomposition of crop ...

Tar spot robbed several key corn-producing states of upwards of 60 bushels per acre in severely infected fields in 2022, according to Purdue University Extension. The Midwest could be on a similar ...

Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh gives a rundown of considerations for applying fungicides to corn silage corn.

Tar spot has been found in Nebraska corn, but researchers say to wait on fungicide and explore plant nutrition strategies ...

Last March at the Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference in Ada, Morgan Goodnight, a Ph.D. candidate advised by Dr.

Tar spot is a fungal disease that affects corn. Travis Faske, a University of Arkansas Plant Pathology Professor, says the pathogen is relatively new to the United States.

Tar spot continues to be a hot topic for Wisconsin farmers. On average we saw a reduced disease pressure in 2023. But 2024 is a new year, which in turn brings back the question, “What sort of ...

ARVA – Tar spot can be a big black hole for potential corn yields, in the neighbourhood of 60 bushels per acre. In 2023 tar spot cost Ontario farmers 3.9 million bushels of corn. The airborne ...

Tar spot continues to be a hot topic for Wisconsin farmers. On average we saw a reduced disease pressure in 2023. But 2024 is a new year, which in turn brings back the question, “What sort of ...