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title: Tips for Tackling Tar Spot
description: Tar spot is challenging, but there are options to manage it. Learn from Bodie Kitchel of BW Fusion for how to prevent and manage tar spot in corn.
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# Tips for Tackling Tar Spot

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Tar spot is challenging, but there are options to manage it. Most importantly, you need to identify the conditions so you can take action early. Bodie Kitchel, Indiana Farmer and BW Fusion Product Expert, teaches you the causes of tar spot, conditions to watch for, how to prevent it, and how to manage it if it does hit your fields.

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