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As corn and soybean development accelerates across Iowa, fungicide season is quickly moving from planning to action. Recent rains, warm temperatures, and persistent humidity have created conditions that make disease scouting more important than ever. In this week's Crop Talk by IAS, our agronomy team shares boots-on-the-ground insights on crop staging, disease pressure, and what growers should watch as tasseling approaches.

In this episode, the team discusses:

• Corn growth staging and estimating days to tassel
• Disease pressure observations, including common rust and reports of tar spot
• Why scouting ahead of fungicide applications matters
• Fungicide timing considerations for corn and soybeans
• How weather and canopy moisture influence disease development
• One-pass vs two-pass fungicide strategies
• Weed control follow-up and post application evaluations in soybeans
• Using crop staging to improve application planning
• Soybean reproductive growth stages and fungicide timing at R3
• Practical reminders for staying proactive as crops rapidly advance

Conditions still matter field-by-field. As corn moves closer to tassel and soybeans enter reproductive stages, timely scouting and understanding crop stage will be key to making informed fungicide decisions in the weeks ahead.

Featured this week:
Nicholas Giesseman - Host and Eastern Region Agronomist 
Nick Thompson - Southwest Region Agronomist (Ellsworth) 
Owen Heetland – Northwest Region Agronomist (Cleves)
Erin Ricker- Eastern Region Agronomist (Masonville) 

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