With older tools like Tarspotter and Sporecaster no longer supported, the Crop Protection Network (CPN) has introduced the Crop Disease Forecasting Tool, a new free web-based tool to assess risk for diseases in corn and soybeans. This tool builds on years of university-led field data collection and modeling to provide field-specific risk forecasts for foliar diseases.
The Crop Disease Forecasting Tool currently offers models for tar spot and gray leaf spot in corn, and white mold and frogeye leaf spot in soybeans. It delivers daily updates and a 7-day forecast based on local weather, helping farmers time fungicide applications more effectively.
Explore the Crop Disease Forecasting Tool at: https://cropprotectionnetwork.org/crop-disease-forecasting
Or read the full ICM Blog post (by Alison Robertson): Original ICM Blog article
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