Unlike most leaf diseases, tar spot starts impacting the crop at the bottom of plants. That means fungicides you apply must ...

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

Farmers and aerial applicators tell Randy Dowdy and David Hula some of the key considerations are application timing, droplet ...

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

In Indiana, tar spot has been an annual concern since 2018 when growers experienced 20-60 bu/A loss. In 2021 favorable weather conditions led to another severe epidemic where reports of 50% yield loss ...

Tar spot continues to be found in Indiana and our first confirmation of southern corn rust happened this week. I suggest if you have not gotten out and looked for these diseases now is the time. Even ...

Tar spot’s impact hinges on the timing of rain – that was one of AgriGold Agronomist Kevin Gale’s main takeaways this season. “For tar spot to have an economic impact, we learned you have ...

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

It’s estimated that tar spot, a fungal disease affecting corn, caused farmers to lose around $3 billion in the United States from 2018 to 2021.

It’s estimated that tar spot, a fungal disease affecting corn, caused farmers to lose around $3 billion in the United States from 2018 to 2021.

Question: we have several maple trees in our neighborhood afflicted with this black spot (see attached photo). What can we do to protect our maple trees? Anwer: while it is difficult to confirm a ...