Farming

Temple usually applies all of his head scab fungicide using a ground rig whenever possible in order to maximize coverage across the entire field. Unfortunately, recent rains are making that impossible this season so he plans to hit is from the air instead. Here is how he plans to compensate for the lower rates and coverage issues of an aerial application.

Xyway has become a grower standard practice for Kelly's corn acres, but this season he will be trialing the systemic fungicide on his bean acres. Here is what you need to know about applications.

Damian talks to Kelly Garrett about a new fungicide from FMC that utilizes three modes of action to target aggressive diseases like tar spot that are working their way west in the corn belt.

Damian talks with Kevin Matthews about a new biological fungicide from FMC that he will be trialing this year that contains multiple strains of protection.

Kelly, Mike and Chad talk about their approach to seed treatment and look at a new seed treatment from Spraytec that the guys will be trialing this spring.

Kevin Matthews discusses the ​FMC Xyway trials he conducted this season.

Kevin talks about a trial he did with BASF where only applied 6 ounces of BASF's Pre-Emerge, ZIDUA PRO, at the beginning of the season, and then nothing else for the rest of the season. He takes a look at the results at season end.

Kelly and Mike talk about the fungicide program they used this past season. They used Xyway in their 2 x 2 system, but in their high pressure areas where they needed a double shot of fungicide, they turned to an old standby that Mike new about. They reduced cost and boosted yield.

Kevin made a mistake. He sprayed Veltyma fungicide too late on one side of the field, and it did not stop the Northern Leaf Blight from killing the crop. He uses the opportunity to show first hand the importance of 4th quarter crop protection on plant health and ear size.