Field Report for July 15, 2026

I will be including brief field reports in the feed through the growing season, featuring real-time reports from extension specialists in New England, New York, and the mid-Atlantic states. Pay close attention to where some of these reports are coming from because we’ll be covering a wide region and please reach out if you need help connecting with your local extension specialist wherever you are. We’ll get you hooked up with the right expert in your area!   More information on managing cercospora leafspot in table beets, including a list of varieties with resistance to key beet diseases (https://cornell.app.box.com/s/wao3gaf...) , a tool that helps predict infections (https://newa.cornell.edu/beet-cercosp...) , and two resources on a fungicide resistance program (https://apsjournals.apsnet.org/doi/pd...) and efficacy of fungicides approved for use in organic systems that informed some of this episodes conclusions.