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06/13/2026

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06/12/2026

Tar Spot in Indiana…

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 spot sample from Randolph County, I expect those conversations to become even more frequent in

06/11/2026

Tar spot sighting!

A message from our field agronomist Kyle Quick-

For the third year in a row, Tar Spot has been found in Central Indiana the second week of June. In 2024, it turned out to be a major pathogen that effected both yield and standability where left untreated. In 2025, the high night temperatures and lack of rain following pollination stifled both Tar Spot and Southern Rust in our part of the corn belt. Regions to the west where rains fell got hit hard by southern Rust that favored the heat over Tar Spot.

Taking those outcomes into consideration, we should not be in any state panic at this point. Be prepared and pay attention to our weather and the forecast. And most importantly, utilize the fungicide modeling tools through granular insight to maximize yield protection through ideal fungicide timing. It may call for earlier applications than we have been historically comfortable with, but year over year data has shown significant yield advantages to traditional growth stage applied timings. If we stay humid and cool at night, applications may be warranted before tassel. If things heat up or get dry, disease progression may hold off to our more common R1-R2 applications. We don't know what the next 30-60 days will give us, but we should be prepared for all possible scenarios.

With this said if you have any concerns or suspicions, please reach out and we would be happy to investigate. I want to reiterate that there is no need to panic right now, but we do need to start putting plans in place depending on what the weather does from here on. If you have any questions on fungicide products or application, please reach out to one of us on the team.

Monday county yields from 2025 will be published. We will revisit my crop tour from last fall and see how close my estimates came in.

Take care stay safe and drink plenty of water!
Brady

06/11/2026

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06/11/2026

Tank mixes of corn herbicides with good amounts of oil in them will show some crop reaction with these hot/humid conditions. No alarm for yield concern though as these leaves get shaded out and dropped from the plant eventually.

06/09/2026

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