An agronomist is encouraging growers to make management decisions for tar spot in 2022 after increased pressure this year.

Jon Skinner is a regional agronomy manager with Beck’s, the largest family-owned retail seed company in the U.S.

“The first thing that I always tell farmers is let’s select a hybrid that can tolerate tar spot,” he says. “If we select a hybrid and we’re going into a field that has had tar spot in the past and it’s susceptible to tar spot, make sure we have the management practices in place.”  

Speaking during a recent Beck’s webinar, he said fungicide application is critical.

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