A DEKALB Asgrow technical agronomist says he’s seeing Southern Rust in his territory.
Jordan Arndell is based in southern Indiana.
“Southern rust came in pretty prolifically,” he says.
He tells Brownfield growers should consider fungicide application.
“Using a fungicide will typically help with standability as well as help increase or protect yield we have,” he says. “This year I expect multiple operations to see a really good return on investment on their fungicide application.”
Arndell says for growers on the fence about using fungicide for Southern Rust…“One of the most common statements I hear from people when they don’t want to use fungicide is that it makes the grain wetter,” he says.
