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First Tar Spot Detection Confirmed in Indiana for 2026: Tips, Tools, and Management Strategies to Stay Ahead of this Disease in Corn

June 9, 2026

Questions about tar spot management were already beginning to surface as corn planting nears completion across Indiana. With today’s confirmation of the first positive tar

Wheat Fusarium Head Blight (FHB, Scab) Risk and Scouting for Harvest Decisions

May 19, 2026

Darcy Telenko Wheat development continues across Indiana. In central Indiana, wheat is currently flowering (Feekes 10.5), while wheat in our southern Indiana research plots has

Update on Disease Risk in Indiana Corn

June 26, 2025

Most corn fields I have been in this week are pretty clean. A few diseases that I have seen include anthracnose, tar spot, and common

Some Quick Tips and Tools to Prepare for Tar Spot in Corn

June 2, 2025

I am already getting questions on tar spot management as we finish planting corn here in Indiana. Here’s the list of my 10 points after

Scouting for Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) of Wheat and Things to Consider when Harvesting

May 30, 2025

Wheat has reached dough stage (Feekes 11.2) in our research plots in Southern Indiana. As we look to thinking about harvest it is time to

Three New Tools Available to Help Make Informed Disease Management Decisions this Season

May 8, 2025

I am excited this season to be able to share three new tools from the Crop Protection Network. I strongly recommend you bookmark these on

Foliar Diseases of Wheat and Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) Management

May 8, 2025

It is time to keep an eye on wheat for diseases and scab risk.  There are a number of foliar diseases in wheat to watch

The summary of the 2024 Applied Research in Field Crop Pathology Publication is Now Available!

March 17, 2025

https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/purduepress_ebooks/86/

Black Soybeans in Indiana. What is causing it and the potential for reduced soybean seed quality.

October 14, 2024

Authors: Darcy Telenko, Shaun Casteel, John Bonkowski and Tom Creswell There have been many reports of black areas in soybean fields in Indiana this season.

Tar Spot and Southern Corn Rust Update in Indiana

August 9, 2024

Southern corn rust has now been confirmed in four counties (Knox, Dubois, Warrick, and Shelby) this week in Indiana (Figure 1). While tar spot continues

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