Tar spot, southern rust, and more: Minnesota corn faces a tough year

A central Minnesota farmer faced an onslaught of crop diseases this year. Owen Gohlke grows corn and soybeans near Belle Plaine and says problems arose from a wet growing season. “Corn this year, we literally had every disease that you could imagine in central Minnesota. For example, we normally do not see southern rust as […]

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