Terry Mente

Father of three, crop/outdoor enthusiast, and Technical Agronomist for DEKALB/Asgrow in Southeast Iowa (views are my own and not those of Bayer)

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Finds for the week in SE IA: Fusarium crown/stalk rot shutting down corn, S Rust defining kernel depth, some MASSIVE top sb clusters and fungicide payback looking big this year with appropriate timing. Have a great week!

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Finds for the week in SE IA: Sudden Death surges following toxin moving rains, S Rust hasn’t let up, Top Dieback is the first stalk rot to emerge of what may be many, and milk lines are pushing along quickly with heat/nutrient stresses. Cool weather is coming - have a great week

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Finds for the week in SE IA: It was a recharge week with the family - Sunday fields looked like more Southern Rust and Tar Spot continue to develop as well as excess rain. Have a great week!

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Finds for the week in SE IA: drawn out pollination, Northern Corn Rootworm damage on rotated corn, early dent thanks to our prolonged heat wave, and some fields with awesome looking potential! Have a great week 🙂

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Finds for the week in SE IA: Southern Rust is making a charge as well as Tar Spot (which will likely get cranking later this week with cooler temps), nitrogen deficiency showing up in heavy rain areas, and a beautiful finish to another week🙂 Stay hydrated & have a great week!

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Finds for last week in SE IA: Pollen rot tucked under leaf sheaths, some pollination misses from the high heat, Bacterial Leaf Streak, and Western Rootworm Beetles doing what they do. Have a great week and stay hydrated!

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Finds for last week in SE IA: Physoderma Brown Spot, a few pollination ‘misses’ during our recent high heat, tightly wrapped tassels mid week, and finally Preceon (short corn) doing it’s job protecting against high winds Friday night. Have a great week!!

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Finds for last week in SE IA: Gray Leaf Spot is the corn disease front runner, silks are growing (watch for clippers), spider mites stunting beans where rainfall has been average but coarse soils dried out, and a beautiful evening cloud display after some very welcome rain!

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Finds for last week in SE IA: My first Tar Spot sighting (Des Moines Co), Japanese Beetles coming in hot, European Corn Borer for those with conventional corn, and wonderful conditions for disease development. Have a great week!

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Finds for last week in Southeast IA: Sulfur deficiency continues to emerge, Potash deficiency stunting corn, Wireworm damage in stalled out areas, & some hard charging DKC68-35 (N MO). Have a great week!

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Finds for the week in SE IA: curling corn from hot/dry last Monday, residue effects on sb growth, healthy bacteria fixing N on V2 sb, corn tillers aplenty pointing towards happy/productive corn plants. Have a great week!

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Finds for the week in SE IA: a very welcome rain, NH3 burn, ground squirrels growing corn completely underground, and FINALLY - growing conditions to promote rapid growth! Have a great week

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Finds for the week in Southeast IA: combines are rolling hard, new farm average highs are coming in (rain helps apparently), and all the extras from; drainage, to fungicide, to proper fertility to genetics matched to practice/environment are showing good returns - stay safe!

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Finds for the week in Southeast IA: bronze looking Cercospora, the ‘porcupine’ stage of SDS after leaves drop, Top Dieback and Anthracnose in corn as plants are stressed filling ears, and bees working hard. Have a great week!

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Finds for the week in Southeast IA: SDS progressing, small areas of Rootworm feeding exposed by wind, Septoria Brown Spot, and a beautiful lady that was duped into marriage 26 years ago (we’ve been together for 31 and yes, she’s very patient - I married way up!!)

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Finds for the week in Southeast IA: Southern Rust blows north, Sudden Death Syndrome appears as soybeans fill, Corn Leaf Aphids came early enough to stunt plants/ears, darkened husks with saprophytic fungi pose no threat. Have a great week!!

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Finds for the week in Southeast IA: N loss slow to show after lots of rain, Sulfur deficient leaf on the left (lighter/smaller, hard to distinguish), some happy corn attempting multiple ears, and several more storm fronts roll through with excess rain in spots. Have a great week!

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Finds for the week in Southeast IA: severe Crazy Top infection after a brief flooding (sucker, 3 ear formations & the ‘crazy’ tassel), light areas are Crazy Top infected plants on the lower ground, and Corn Leaf Aphid depleted leaves vs a normal lower leaf. Have a great week!

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Finds for the week in Southeast IA: a few more Tar Spot lesions showing up, Common Rust as widespread as I can ever recall, Corn Leaf Aphids creating some dense populations (could hinder pollination) and another bug (Stag Beetle) in a year full of unusual characters. Happy Monday

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The other find for the week in Southeast IA: Tar Spot lesions just starting to be found 👎

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Finds for the week in Southeast IA: Bacterial Leaf Blight showing up in soybean, moisture well into the afternoon to push fungal infections, Northern Rootworm Beetles in beans and corn, and some good looking fields amidst the moisture challenged. Have a great week!