Welcome to the 2021 Fusarium Head Blight Prediction Center. The Prediction Center was renovated this past year and you may need to refresh your web browser to enjoy some of the new features. Please take a few minutes to familiarize yourself with the locations of help documents (“?” Button), assessment date selection calendar, and model selection tools (menu button in the upper left). You can also read state or regional commentary by selecting the buttons with various state abbreviations (i.e. ND = North Dakota).

The Prediction Center is currently focused on wheat in SD, ND, and MN. Commentary from these states indicate that lack of rain in this area is holding the risk for disease in check for now. Currently, the risk maps indicate the risk is low risk for most of the northern US. Growers in these areas should check the growth stage of their crop and consult local advisors for additional information about the risk of disease in their area.

--Erick DeWolf, Plant Pathologist, Kansas State University