Extension Field Crop Pathologist and the coordinator of the IPM program. The views expressed on this site do not reflect Iowa State University.

Joined June 2011
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New episode this week! Listen here: sites.libsyn.com/416264/s4e3… I interviewed Dr. Deb Samac of @USDA_ARS. We discussed Deb's work with alfalfa and the disease bacterial stem blight. @ncipmc @CropNetwork @NAFANews
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Southern Rust? Never heard of her. What Cheer, Iowa. USA. #pftour25 #harvest25
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Replying to @CropNetwork
From central Iowa:
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Got to spend the last few days reviewing diseases on corn grown in Hawaii. Always fun to see what shows up in other parts of the world. @ncipmc @travisfaske
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White mold is on plants in eastern Nebraska and the forecast is favorable for more.
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Out scouting some local fields before the next storm rolls in. One field had a lot of SDS. Our research plots have SDS just starting. @IowaSoybeans @CropNetwork
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Very surprising to see this early, but SDS symptoms have appeared in southeast ND. Soybeans were just getting to R2 in this particular field.
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Are toads in your cornfield an indicator of adequate moisture? No idea. A more reliable method is to use crop ET or soil moisture sensors. Find links to some great cropwatch articles in the comments.
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With diseases starting to pop up, a quick reminder that some of those popular disease prediction apps (Tarspotter and Sporecaster) are no longer active. These models have been move to the Crop Protection Network. cropprotectionnetwork.org/cr… @CropNetwork

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Too early for this post - but SDS, white mold and downy mildew showing up in parts of Iowa. 😬
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Farmers, ag industry, CCAs: Take the 2025 Soybean Seedling & Stem Disease Survey at app.smartsheet.com/b/form/d1… Your insights are essential. Help us understand important soybean disease issues & the value of the Crop Protection Network. @alabamaED @alisonrISU @dsmuelle @cropdoc08 @DTelenko @MartinChilvers1 @badgercropdoc @baldpathologist @ppp_trey @travisfaske @badgercropdoc @SoybeanScience1 @SoyResearchInfo @UnitedSoy #ussoy
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It will be a pleasure to share my Career Journey with the @LSU Graduate Students on April 14th. #LSUagCenter First picture I took when I arrived to start my career in the U.S. At that time, I didn't even know what @CropNetwork or APS meant. But that’s where my journey began.
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Proud of Stith giving a talk down in Costa Rica about soybean production. Representing Iowa State and the Mueller Lab!
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