Much of the wheat crop across Midwest America has come to a head. This close to the finish line, it is important to make sure you protect your crop from damaging issues.
“Anything that could go wrong did go wrong in our wheat crop,” says Ruth Becks, South Dakota State University agronomy field specialist.
The season started with significant challenges that caused variations in many stands. Fields may have some sections that are flowering and others that have barely come to a head. This means farmers have even more difficult decisions coming their way.
“All of a sudden we got a lot of moisture. Stripe rust, tanspot and even Fusarium Head Blight can be an issue,” explains Becks.
Moisture breeds fungus and disease and with non-uniform stages in fields treatment could be difficult. Two major yield robbers to watch for are stripe rust and fusarium head blight (FHB).
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