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Southern Rust has exploded in many Iowa fields
Southern Rust has exploded in many Iowa corn fields this year, and farmers who did not treat their fields beforehand are feeling the pain. Kurt Maertens, BASF technical service representative in Eastern Iowa, said that, while no fungicide is able to perfectly handle the disease, he has been pleased with how BASF’s fungicide lineup has performed so far this year. Maertens said there is a stark difference between untreated corn and Veltyma-treated corn in their Story City test plots. While...