Thursday, March 12, 2026

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Southern Rust Confirmed In Tennessee

• By Heather Marie Kelly • This week I received the first sample of southern rust in corn from Martin, Tennessee (Weakley County). Not surprisingly after the storms of Barry, more counties along the Mississippi river have confirmed southern rust (Image...

EPA Registers BASF Fungicide

The Environmental Protection Agency has registered Revysol, the branded active ingredient name for mefentrifluconazole from BASF. State registrations are pending. In corn, it will be marketed under the Veltyma product brand name. The DMI fungicide, which provides broad-spectrum control of a...

2019 Corn Hybrids

Corn South presents a partial listing of corn hybrids suited for the Southern growing region. For a more complete listing, contact your seed representative. DEKALB DKC62-05 Brand (RM 112) • A great refuge option in proven genetics • Good late-season standability and adapted...

2018 Corn Hybrids

Corn South presents a partial listing of corn hybrids suited for the Southern growing region. For a more complete listing, contact your seed representative. DEKALB DKC62-08 brand (112 RM) • Versatile with top-end yield potential • Very good stalks, roots and drought tolerance •...

Disease Watch:

Bacterial Leaf Streak Bacterial leaf streak, caused by Xanthomonas vasicola pv. vasculorum (synonym X. campestris pv. zeae), was confirmed for the first time in the United States in many counties across Nebraska in 2016, and it was also confirmed in...

The Only Constant Is Change

I read a quote that describes the business of farming: “It’s funny how day by day, nothing changes. But when you look back, everything is different.” Year by year, you seem to do pretty much the same thing –...

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