How fungal disease is impacting corn crops in Illinois
In this Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, photo, central Illinois farmers deposit harvested corn on the ground outside a full grain elevator in Virginia, Ill. Seth Perlman/AP Photo
Harvest season has arrived in central Illinois. It's shaping up to be a good year for corn, but there's still a chance that disease might affect crop yield. That's because fungi such as Tar Spot and Southern Rust are making appearances much later in the year than usual. A farmer based in Monmouth and an expert specializing in crop sciences join the program.
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Rob Elliot
Farmer based in Monmouth, Illinois
Member of the Illinois Corn Growers Board
Boris Camiletti
Extension Plant Pathologist in the Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
