{"podcast":{"title":"Talking Crop","slug":"talking-crop-7026507","podcast_index_feed_id":7026507,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/talking-crop","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VZn6H9y5ZudByhKnoDTK4Olt5C-0FnNnfuIKMPKIfVY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81ZTU0/MTkyZTEyMzk2YzA2/ZDQ1ODFmYjIyOWE0/OTZlYS5wbmc.jpg","author":"University of Illinois Extension","episode_count":29,"summary":"Talking Crop is a row crop production podcast that brings current trends, actionable management considerations, and research updates from guest experts to farmers, agribusiness representatives, and agriculture agency professionals.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-24T22:19:42.154869+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-crop-7026507"},"episode":{"title":"Tar spot symptoms, conditions, and solutions","slug":"tar-spot-symptoms-conditions-and-solutions","published_at":"2025-05-14T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-crop-7026507/tar-spot-symptoms-conditions-and-solutions","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-crop-7026507","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/a0531235","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/a0531235/6b411cc7.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Talking Crop, University of Illinois Extension Commercial Agriculture Specialist, Steven Brand, and host, Kathryn Seebruck, discuss tar spot identification, conditions that are favorable to disease development, and best practices for tar spot prevention and control. More information on tar spot conditions: Conditions favorable to tar spot development are milder, wet weather. Temperatures between 63-75F are ideal, and the fungus needs moisture to propagate. Morning dews and rain showers will aid in the spores spreading between leaves and plants. High temperatures, drought conditions, and humidity over 90% will inhibit disease propagation. Tarspotter app: https://ipcm.wisc.edu/apps/tarspotter/ Talking Crop survey: https://illinois.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2rTSHVPlaNwUq7I Guest contact: Steven Brand sbbrand2@illinois.edu (217) 300-8057 Host contact: seebruck@illinois.edu (815) 986-4357","meta_description":"In this episode of Talking Crop, University of Illinois Extension Commercial Agriculture Specialist, Steven Brand, and host, Kathryn Seebruck, discuss tar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1428,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-crop-7026507/episodes/tar-spot-symptoms-conditions-and-solutions/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-crop-7026507/tar-spot-symptoms-conditions-and-solutions.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}