In 2018, many areas in the Midwest suffered from persistent late season rains which delayed harvest by several weeks. Unfortunately, these wet conditions also favored infection of soybean seed by fungal diseases. Learn to identify a commonly observed organism associated with seed issues — Phomopsis seed decay (PSD), a common, residue-borne fungal pathogen.

FMC Corporation introduces Lucento fungicide, a new tool that provides long-lasting preventive and curative activity for a wide range of foliar diseases and reduces dependence on strobilurns, for the 2019 growing season. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted registration for Lucento fungicide in corn, soybeans, peanuts, sugarbeets and wheat.

Vibrance Cinco is the latest addition to the portfolio of seed treatments from Syngenta, and provides protection from seed- and soil-borne diseases including Pythium, Rhizoctonia and Fusarium.

As farmers and consultants have been out checking their soybean stands, they are finding spots on the leaves. A couple types of fungus may be spreading among crops this season.

Syngenta will make Adepidyn fungicide broadly available in the U.S. in late 2018 and 2019, subject to state approvals.

The decision to apply a fungicide should be driven by the presence of disease symptoms and also current and forecast weather conditions.

Efficacy ratings are based upon level of disease control achieved by product, and are not necessarily reflective of yield increases obtained from product application.

Research continues to demonstrate that it is often possible to achieve high levels of disease control with a single fungicide applied between flag leaf emergence and heading growth stages.

The C. sojina isolates from Iowa in 2017 are the first reported to have QoI fungicide resistance in the state.