• Agronomy
Is it worth spraying fungicide on corn at or just after tassel?
We’ve got good moisture & decent fertility for once. Now I’m wondering what else I could possibly do on my end to help hold onto or increase yield? I’m new to using fungicides period, blank slate here.
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Typically first brown silk is the best timing if you are going to hit it once.
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Fungicides will almost always pay you back. Just depends on how much. I like to go during pollination if possible.
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Thanks, I did go ahead and split a field 50/50 that way, maybe a little after pollination but right around there. Now it's a wait and see ga...
MoreA good webinar was released on this topic recently. If you have 20 minutes, listen to https://emergence.fbn.com/new-webinar-fungicides-101-w...
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Thanks! I decided to split a field 50/50 as a trial. If it pays back, I'll try it on some more acres next year as well.
In heavy Tar Spot area in NW IL we saw significant bushel increase with fungicide as well as standability. Our check strips w/o laid over o...
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Generic quilt xl is around 6$/ acre at 10.5 oz rate. Ive gotten to the point that leaving test strips at brown silk cost you money in lost r...
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You make a good point. We’ve just never done any fungicide before but I’m wanting to not treat corn as a “home run or bust” type crop anymor...
MoreThis sounds very similar to our experience as well. This year everything gets fung with no checks and put some on post pass. Excited to se...
MoreMy question is why do you say descent fertility for once? That should be an operator controlled variable..
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Money has been the issue in the past. This year with the weather forecast I stepped out on faith and put down more than I ever have before. ...
MoreAgree with ***** O. - Iowa farmers see break-even ROI 3 of 5 years and bonus bushels the other 2...the reward is worth being consistent. Tim...
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Good to know. Rarely, if ever (hard to recall one) do we see disease in our fall crops out here. Wheat sometimes, but fall crops hardly. Tha...
MoreLast year was our first year with fungicides on corn. We bought our own high clearance sprayer to do it. left a test strip in every field....
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Wow! Humidity helps to move the fungicide in then? Humidity is nonexistent out here compared to back in the corn belt. We’re looking at trad...
MoreI recommend to never use a generic fungicide. The generics use a less quality fungicide and won't work as well. Last year we used Trivapr...
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We use approach prima on all corn and seed beans. Approach and leverage 360 on all beans