Boots in the Field: What Can Still Take the Top Off Corn

Boots in the Field Report with Ken Ferrie
Boots in the Field Report with Ken Ferrie
(Farm Journal)

In this week’s Boots In The Field Report, Farm Journal agronomist Ken Ferrie of Crop-Tech Consulting shares that he has spotted: sudden death, pompous root rot, Stewart’s wilt, aphid colonies in the corn, and gray leaf spot. He talks about his concern of what could take the top off this corn crop and what we need to finish out the season strong.

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