It is time to check for diseases in first crop alfalfa because cool temperatures and frequent spring rains are favorable for the development leaf diseases in Iowa alfalfa. Knowing the level of leaf diseases in early May can help in making management decisions. Severe diseases can cause early defoliation, so scouts should watch for the following diseases that occur in spring
Wheat in southern Iowa has now headed. Wheat is most susceptible to Fusarium head blight (scab) duri...
Since the planting season, weather in Iowa has been cooler and wetter than normal with frequent rain...
The cool weather is still limiting the speed of corn growth, but it won\u27t be long before the plan...
The cool temperatures this spring have slowed alfalfa growth and slow alfalfa growth can delay the b...
Since the third week of July, a few diseases (white mold, sudden death syndrome, and downy mildew) s...
Alfalfa is reportedly in good condition throughout the state with little winter injury and surprisin...
Soil conditions so far this spring are drier than normal, which means fewer problems with seedling d...
During the past week, leaf diseases have become noticeable on corn scattered throughout the state. F...
Alfalfa is turning green early in this warmer-than-usual spring and the frequent rains have promoted...
Mid- to late-March is the time producers should be inspecting alfalfa (and other perennial forage gr...
The combination of early planting and abundant rains means soybean seedlings have been in cool and w...
Now that the corn has started to grow again, producers and crop scouts are starting to notice diseas...
This season, Iowa soybean producers have been challenged by several disease problems and some proble...
So far this spring, we have received considerable precipitation. Frequent rainfalls in spring are fa...
After the dry, warm planting season, most areas in Iowa have received more rain than predicted. Thes...
Wheat in southern Iowa has now headed. Wheat is most susceptible to Fusarium head blight (scab) duri...
Since the planting season, weather in Iowa has been cooler and wetter than normal with frequent rain...
The cool weather is still limiting the speed of corn growth, but it won\u27t be long before the plan...
The cool temperatures this spring have slowed alfalfa growth and slow alfalfa growth can delay the b...
Since the third week of July, a few diseases (white mold, sudden death syndrome, and downy mildew) s...
Alfalfa is reportedly in good condition throughout the state with little winter injury and surprisin...
Soil conditions so far this spring are drier than normal, which means fewer problems with seedling d...
During the past week, leaf diseases have become noticeable on corn scattered throughout the state. F...
Alfalfa is turning green early in this warmer-than-usual spring and the frequent rains have promoted...
Mid- to late-March is the time producers should be inspecting alfalfa (and other perennial forage gr...
The combination of early planting and abundant rains means soybean seedlings have been in cool and w...
Now that the corn has started to grow again, producers and crop scouts are starting to notice diseas...
This season, Iowa soybean producers have been challenged by several disease problems and some proble...
So far this spring, we have received considerable precipitation. Frequent rainfalls in spring are fa...
After the dry, warm planting season, most areas in Iowa have received more rain than predicted. Thes...
Wheat in southern Iowa has now headed. Wheat is most susceptible to Fusarium head blight (scab) duri...
Since the planting season, weather in Iowa has been cooler and wetter than normal with frequent rain...
The cool weather is still limiting the speed of corn growth, but it won\u27t be long before the plan...