What to watch: Crop disease concerns still low with latest precipitation

Aaron Viner
May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024

flooded field — Water pools on a field in Linn County, Iowa, May 2 after a morning of heavy rain. There’s not much concern about foliar disease in corn and soybeans yet, but cold imbibition affecting emergence will be something to watch.
IFT photo by Aaron Viner

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Moisture hasn’t been hard to come by in recent weeks for farmers in the Midwest.

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