Category Archives: Crop-Specific Guides

Recombinant PVYNTN and PVYN-Wi now dominate seed potato lots across multiple regions. Here is how seed certification programs should adapt.

Cucurbit downy mildew has the speed and aggressiveness to wipe out a cucumber crop in a week. The 2026 season is the right moment to upgrade scouting, integrate forecasting, and lean on spore trapping where it makes sense.

For more than a decade, basil downy mildew has rewritten the rules for commercial basil growers. New 2026 cultivars are finally combining strong resistance with the flavor profile that buyers actually want.

Tar spot moved into Eastern Ontario and Quebec for the first time in 2024, and 2026 is the season to plan ahead. Phyllachora maydis is a sneaky pathogen, and a wet, humid spring is exactly what it needs.

Wet conditions across the Midwest in spring 2026 are setting the stage for elevated soybean sudden death syndrome pressure. Here are the management strategies that matter.

Southern rust expanded farther north and earlier in 2025, contributing to 517 million bushels of corn yield loss. Here’s how to prepare your scouting and fungicide strategy for 2026.

Wheat rust diseases are evolving faster than resistant varieties can be developed. Here’s why diagnostic readiness for stripe rust and the Ug99 stem rust threat matters for every wheat-growing region.