Milk line photo by Mike Toohill
An agronomist scouting fields in Illinois this week says the crop looks good overall, but wind damage in the north, water damage mid-state and diseases in the south robbed top end yield.
After inspecting fields in Coles County Mike Toohill with AgriSompo North America says the biggest issues in central Illinois are water damage and rapid late season disease pressure.
“Quite a bit of southern rust, our normal diseases like anthracnose, grey leaf spot and it was surprising to me how far south tar spot is developing.”
- Southern Rust
- Tar Spot
Photos by Mike Toohill
He says at this point in the season fungicides are fading so he expects premature death will set in for parts of those fields by this weekend.
