The new fungicide offers unique chemistries and delivers three modes of action for corn and soybeans.

FMC Corporation introduces Lucento fungicide, a new tool that provides long-lasting preventive and curative activity for a wide range of foliar diseases and reduces dependence on strobilurns, for the 2019 growing season. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has granted registration for Lucento fungicide in corn, soybeans, peanuts, sugarbeets and wheat.

As farmers and consultants have been out checking their soybean stands, they are finding spots on the leaves. A couple types of fungus may be spreading among crops this season.

The C. sojina isolates from Iowa in 2017 are the first reported to have QoI fungicide resistance in the state.

If soybean fields are at the R3 to early R4 growth stage, the potential for return on fungicide will be greater where foliar diseases are present, says University of Nebraska Extension.

Following the field day at western last week, we received some excellent questions about the pathogen that causes frogeye leaf spot.

USDA planting estimates reached 85 million acres of soybean and the prices of soybean, corn, and wheat were highlighted in the Wall Street Journal last week. What to watch for now...

Frogeye leaf spot, which is caused by the fungus Cercospora sojina, is an important pathogen of soybean plants.

Fungicide-resistant strains of of Cerocospora sojina, causal agent of frogeye leafspot, have been found in Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee.

This is a review of the key pathogens in the state that are very well managed with resistance – if the soybean variety has it.