Brevant Seed Retail Sales Agronomist Tyler Stastny says disease pressure was a big problem this past growing season. Stastny wants farmers to consider that when making decisions for 2025. Tar Spot was one of his bigger challenges. “You take Northern Corn Leaf Blight for instance, there’s a 20-25 day cycle and with Tar Spot, it’s 11 days. You think about fast that particular disease can come from the bottom of the canopy up and really be detrimental.” Stastny said Identifying the disease is the first job. Listen to the interview.
