A regional technical manager with FMC Corporation says many farmers in the Midwest are facing late season disease pressure in soybeans.
Gail Stratman says frogeye leaf spot continues to expand into the Corn Belt.
“Growers are going to have to become more cognizant and more knowledgeable about this disease because it can be fairly devastating to yield potential in soybeans,” he says. “As we look forward we’re really going to see the need for some of these later season fungicide applications to help manage that disease”
He tells Brownfield farmers should scout fields and consider a late-season fungicide application in both corn and soybeans.
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