While pressure from tar spot right now is minimal, the recent weather may cause it to ramp up in the next few weeks. Last year was an example of how detrimental tar spot can be later in the crop year.

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he 2025 growing season was good for corn, but things have taken a turn. Many farmers who planted a prominent corn hybrid are reporting pollination problems because the pollen was too tight in the ...

A plant pathologist says farmers should be scouting for corn diseases in addition to tar spot as the weather shifts this week. Mandy Bish with University of Missouri Extension says gray leaf spot ...

Another factor that growers must consider is how tar spot affects corn stalk integrity and standability later in the harvest season. At the Bayer Research Farm in Conover, Ohio trials were conducted ...

As fields stretch tall and green across the region, central Illinois farmers have found themselves cautiously optimistic about the 2025 growing season.

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TOPEKA (KSNT) – Officials are monitoring the spread of a disease that is hurting corn production in Kansas. Tar spot appears as small, dark, raised spots on infected corn and can appear on the ...

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

When scouting for tar spot in corn, Onofre highlighted how tricky it can be to decipher tar spot from other corn diseases, or insect residue. He shared this trick.

Tar spot severity ranges based on weather, field history, and hybrid resistance level. Along with selecting partially resistant hybrids, fungicides can reduce severity and protect yield, but ...