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“Management of charcoal rot includes the use of resistant varieties when available and certain cultural practices, including those that conserve soil moisture. No fungicide seed treatments have been identified that offer consistent control of charcoal rot.” From the updated publication An Overview of Charcoal Rot at cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/a… by @badgercropdoc @MartinChilvers1 @NCLegumeLady @dsmuelle @maddishires @BisonBeanDoc and @cropdoc08. @baldpathologist @MandyBish1 @MahDuffeck @travisfaske @ppp_trey @DTelenko @AlbertTenuta #soybeans #fungi #USSoy

The Purdue Crop Chat Podcast was on location last week at @ComClassic in San Antonio! Shaun Casteel and Dan Quinn with @PurdueExtension are joined by Brian Warpup, Vice Chair of @INSoybean. WATCH: youtube.com/watch?v=mf1K7B… @PurdueAg @PurdueCorn @PurdueSoybean @PurdueAgronomy

Check out our second Coffee Break episode! ☕️ This episode covers the 2025 cropping year, its challenges, research being conducted, and suggestions on what Hoosier Farmers should look for as they plan for the 2026 cropping season. 🚜 Guest Speaker: Megan Bourns, Purdue Soil Fertility Extension Specialist Host: Scott Gabbard, POTF Senior Administrator This and more available on YouTube: youtu.be/nJfxq_mvicQ?si… @INSoybean, @INCornFarmers, @PurdueAg, @PurdueAgronomy, @PurdueAgryExt, @DTelenko, @PurdueSoybean, @PurdueCorn

Please join us in welcoming our newest team member, Megan Bourns, Purdue Soil Fertility Extension Specialist, as well as serving as the On-Farm Research Director for @PurdueOnTheFarm. Her expertise will help expand our research capacity and continue to deepen our partnerships with Indiana farmers. 🎉 @INSoybean, @INCornFarmers, @PurdueAg, @PurdueAgronomy, @PurdueAgryExt, @PurdueExtension, @PurdueSoybean, @PurdueCorn, @DTelenko

We recognize, congratulate, and thank the following Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs) who reached milestones over the last year. Thank you for your continuing dedication, service, and commitment to excellence. sciencesocieties.org/publications/c…

🚜Bale it - Stack it - 🚛Haul it- Transporting hay on public roads changes the whole dynamic of forage production. Join IFC on 02/23 for a virtual event with guest speaker, Dr. Fred Whitford on how to safely transport your bales. Event Info+Registration: purdue.ag/ifc-hay-webinar

⏰Happening THIS week, Purdue's Winter Hemp Seminar. Register today to join us virtually or in-person for this event. Featuring hemp production, research, & impacts on food, feed & health. Details: purdue.ag/winter-hemp @PurdueFoodSci @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueExtension @PurdueAg

Grain bin accidents can occur in a matter of seconds. During #GrainBinSafetyWeek, let’s work together to promote grain bin safety and prevent tragedies by educating ourselves and others about the dangers of grain bins. Read more from @Nationwide here: GrainBinSafetyWeek.com

How Foliar Disease Control Increases Corn Yields & Kernel Weight. Watch at youtu.be/8NQ0HN3eVtg. From @PurdueExtension's @DTelenko and @PurdueCorn @PurdueAgryExt @PurdueAg @LifeAtPurdue @alisonrISU @baldpathologist #corn #grain @INCornFarmers @IN_Corn

Biopesticides for Crop Disease Management. Check out the web book at cropprotectionnetwork.org/web-books/biop…. From Extension's @MartinChilvers1 @travisfaske @NDSUcerealpath @ISU_IPM @dsmuelle @DTelenko @AlbertTenuta @cropdoc08. #corn #soybean @ARCrops @ArkAgResearch @ISUExtension @PurdueAgryExt @NDSUExtension @MSUEFieldCrops @UKAgriculture

⚠️ Hauling Hay is a necessary task, but never easy when it comes to safety! 🛻Join Indiana Forage Council and Dr. Fred Whitford for this 💻virtual hay event on 2/23 @ 6PM. Register today to receive a complimentary safety publication purdue.ag/ifc-hay-webinar

🚜Hemp Production- How does it impact the food, feed, and health sectors today? Attend this year's ❄️Winter Hemp event on Feb. 19, in-person or virtually to discover more! The first 25 attendees will tour FEMI-ALLIE. Learn more & register today at: purdue.ag/winter-hemp

🤠Bale it - Stack it - Haul it- Transporting hay on public roads changes the whole dynamic of forage production. Join IN Forage Council - 2/23 for a virtual event w/ guest speaker, Dr. Fred Whitford. Event Details and Registration: purdue.ag/ifc-hay-webinar

When tar spot appeared in Randolph County, Purdue Extension worked with Dr. @DTelenko, associate professor in @PurdueBPP, to respond fast. “Within 36 hours, she was here walking the fields with the corn producers,” said Extension educator Amy Alka. That fast, research-backed response is helping protect one of Indiana’s top crops. extension.purdue.edu/news/2026/02/s…

"Overall, research data show the ability of various fungicide programs to reduce [corn] leaf disease severity, lengthen grain fill duration, and increase final kernel weight, each of which helps explain the yield component mechanisms when foliar diseases are controlled." From @ASA_CSSA_SSSA's Fungicide Program Impacts on Corn Grain Fill Duration, Kernel Weight, and Grain Yield at doi.org/10.1002/csc2.7… by @M_Bartaburu Lia Olmedo Pico @DTelenko & @PurdueCorn. Always consider resistance management when choosing to apply fungicides. It is important to keep these important disease management tools working well. @crop_science @PurdueAgronomy @PurdueExtension @INCornFarmers @WileyGlobal @wileyinresearch #corn #fungicide #grain #agtwitter

As the year comes to a close, we wish you a restful end of the season and look ahead to 2026 with continued collaboration and shared purpose ✨🌟 We appreciate the people behind this work, whose collaboration helps move applied research forward 🤝🌱 — The Kernel Lab

🚂Purdue Agronomy + Food Science Depts. will offer a FREE half day seminar on Hemp production, research and the impacts on food, feed, & health industries. Join us 2/19 by registering at: purdue.ag/winter-hemp-reg @PurdueAg @PurdueExtension @PurdueHemp

Who says you can't have it all? There are so many fungicide options on the market, you shouldn't settle for one that doesn't give you the results you want. Hear the full conversation in our latest episode with @DTelenko: bit.ly/3LhxXwP 🎙️: @SeanBlomgren @CyPathology

Corn doesn't know what the commodity price is—it just knows its environment. We dive into all the factors that may impact your disease management strategy in our latest episode with @DTelenko. Catch up now: bit.ly/3LhxXwP 🎙️: @SeanBlomgren @CyPathology

Some pathogens survive on green tissue in warm locations during the winter. Some survive the frigid temperatures in northern fields. Learn more about plant pathogens in the plant disease chapter of the Crop Scouting web book at cropprotectionnetwork.org/web-books/crop… #agtwitter @baldpathologist @alabamaED @alisonrISU @MahDuffeck @travisfaske @IanMSmall1 @MartinChilvers1 @DTelenko @maddishires @MandyBish1 @tjcksn @DylanMangel @BisonBeanDoc @badgercropdoc @YuanZeng3 @ppp_trey #corn #soybean