Fungicides on a late crop???

[rook]

I've never used fungicides but might try this year. Do you apply only if you see disease or do you apply preventatively if the crop looks good and conditions are favourable? Crop looks good but disease isn't noticeable yet and ready to spray within a week.

[ColevilleH2S]

In 2009 I had a big infection of Tanspot
in Barley. For a reason I don't remember
only 300 acres got sprayed with Tilt.
Those acres ended up freezing and had low
germ. The unsprayed acres made it to
senescence quicker and graded malt.

It was only one year. But it can happen.
In the same situation would I spray now,
Yes.

[ado089]

Wd9 you are right about the straw but my
experience has been that you end up
having to scout the kernal alot closer
for maturity. At the end of the day you
end up spraying the crop way greener.

[HappyFarmer]

Rook
In cereals you get way more bang for your
buck when you spray it on a crop that
doesn't have disease than you do spraying
it on a crop that does have a high
infection. Basically preventative
maintenance in key for fungicide to work
the best!

[AG_guy]

Add a foliar nutrient to the fungicide. It
will push the crop through and there wont
be any delay's from the fungicide. A good
foliar should run around the $6.00 mark.
Its up to you if you want to add the
additional cost. Make sure the Foliar has
N-P-K-S and micros especially copper in
it.

[AG_guy]

Remember i did say Sulfur in it,many don't
come with sulfur in the foliar. So find
one that does.

[wd9]

For sure ado, and then the glyphos works
well on the green straw.

[tipsy]

Speaking of foliars...for anybody that has or is using them do you prefer brand a over brand b-c-d?

[vvalk]

Ag guy. Make sure it has copper in it? Or what
you can burn your lag leaf out when combined
with the fungicide?

[vvalk]

Should have edited I guess. Trying to say that
copper with fungicide will give you burn on your
leaves. Big time