Conditions right for tar spot

Many corn farmers are actively scouting for tar spot. Corteva Agriscience market development specialist Ron Geis says the crop disease thrives in wet and cloudy conditions. “If you have had tar spot in the past, (the disease would be) lower in the canopy as residue that contains tar spot can splash up and move up […]

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