In this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School, Aidan Filipchuk of Pride Seeds discusses some of the contributing factors to choosing a silage hybrid. Matching the final use, such as for just silage or for grazing, and for dairy or beef cattle, with standability and growing season length will have a direct impact on the eventual success of the crop

As tar spot continues to spread northeast across Ontario's corn region, growers are looking to build a better defence against the yield-robbing leaf disease. Crop genetics and fungicide will likely be the one-two punch growers use to control the disease, which is characterized by tar-like speckling on the upper surface of corn leaves. The fungal pathogen has been delivering yield hits ranging from 20 to 60 bushels per acre (in highly infected fields) since it was first identified in Indiana and Illinois in 2015.