NC wheat is mostly at boot to flag leaf stage, with the earliest fields in the south-central part of the state headed but not yet flowering (thanks to Angela Post for observations). FHB risk is estimated for wheat that is at early flowering on that day (www.wheatscab.psu.edu). In south-central NC, risk is currently low; stay tuned, as a rainy period is forecast in the next 10 days. If fungicides for FHB are needed, which is not clear yet, the timing is early to mid-flowering.

--Christina Cowger, Small Grains Pathologist, North Carolina State University