Target Scouting To Adapt To Mother Nature

By: Sonja Begemann

While the west suffers through drought, farmers across parts of the Midwest deal with ponding, excess moisture and excess humidity. Whether you’re in droughty conditions or moist you need to scout for disease based on what environmental risks you have.

“Watch for pythium, fusarium and even Rhizoctonia,” says Dean Grossnickle, Syngenta agronomic service representative. “Especially in cool, wet conditions, but know that certain species of pythium and fusarium can attack in warm, wet conditions, too.”