The recent storms in South Dakota brought rain, severe wind, and in some cases hail. Several counties were hit with hail, and many growers are wondering if a fungicide application is needed to protect their hail damaged crops.
In South Dakota, the recent rainfall in May and June and cool soil temperatures are favoring some of the most common and damaging seedling and root diseases in corn fields. Poor and uneven emergence may indicate seedling diseases in the affected corn fields.
The weather really changed the landscape over the past few weeks. The extra moisture and improved growing conditions have increased weed activity. This is the time of year when Canada thistle will begin to flower. Typical strategies to control Canada thistle have changed in the past few years. New herbicide chemistry development allows more flexibility in spray timing for Canada thistle.
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