Are You Doing Enough to Fight Tar Spot?
Tar spot has become one of the biggest headaches for Illinois farmers — but are you sure you’re using every tool to protect your crop?
In this episode of IL Corn TV, Lindsay Croke chats with Matt Montgomery, Agronomy Education Lead at Beck’s Hybrids, to uncover the hidden risks, surprising strategies, and expert tips for managing foliar diseases in corn.
💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
00:00 – Welcome to IL Corn TV
00:55 – Beck’s top recommendations for managing tar spot
01:40 – Other practices that make a difference
02:20 – Fungicide timing: what’s changing?
02:55 – How foliar diseases have evolved over the decades
03:35 – Unique challenges across Illinois
04:15 – How disease management strategies have changed
05:20 – Have fungicides kept pace with hybrid advancements?
06:25 – The one thing farmers need to plan for next season
07:20 – Time to get corny: dad joke break
08:34 – Final thoughts and takeaways
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