One of the side effects of this infection is the production of toxins (deoxynivalenol, DON, or vomitoxin, most frequently) which can render your grain unsellable or cause it to be discounted.

How do you make the decision to spray when you face both foliar and head diseases?

Penn State Extension educator John Rowehl discusses how to identify crucial wheat growth stages, such flag leaf and flowering stages, as no-tillers consider fungicide treatments to combat diseases like Fusarium head blight and powdery mildew.

With widespread epidemics of Fusarium head blight this year, it will be especially important to use fungicide-treated wheat seed, says University of Nebraska Extension.

White or bleached heads are a common sight in wheat fields throughout South Dakota. There are two organisms that could be blamed for this kind of damage, an insect called wheat stem maggot (Meromyza americana) and a disease called Fusarium head blight/Scab caused by Fusarium fungus.

Stripe rust is continuing to develop on winter wheat and spring wheat. Several reports throughout the state indicate that this year is the worst we have seen for stripe rust on winter wheat in South Dakota.

A new, phosphite-based fungicide designed for improved suppression of deoxynivalenol in wheat and barley infected by Fusarium head blight has been introduced by Verdesian Life Sciences.

Researchers found wheat that's resistant to Fusarium Head Blight has specialized and protective cell walls, which may help produce disease-resistant varieties of durum wheat.

More corn acres brought on by high corn prices in recent years could tempt winter wheat growers to plant the crop into corn stubble, but a Purdue Extension pathologist says the practice puts wheat at risk for head scab development.