Volume 55, Issue 4

Last year, in the Corn Belt, rising corn prices fueled producer willingness to make “insurance” fungicide applications to hedge against possible yield losses from foliar disease. Market realities mean that “insurance” fungicide applications are likely to continue in 2022, but CCAs should help their producers keep in mind corn fungicide fundamentals–even when sky-high prices may impact decision-making more than disease management fundamentals. See page 46. Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/ronm.