A Penney For Your Thoughts

Author: Sean Blomgren & Andrew Penney

Welcome to A Penney For Your Thoughts, a podcast brought to you by Sean Blomgren and Andrew Penney, live from central Iowa. A show where we discuss all things agronomy, and high yield management, give you real-time updates on what were seeing and hearing about in the field, and gain insight from industry professionals as we bring you relevant and timely information on current agronomic management practices.
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10 Years of Tar Spot Disease with Purdue University’s Darcy Telenko
Episode 1
Tuesday, 6 January, 2026

Sean and Andrew are back at Purdue University with resident tar spot expert Darcy Telenko. The crew discusses: ✅ The changes we’ve seen in tar spot since our last conversation with Darcy ✅ Optimal temperature and moisture conditions for tar spot disease ✅ The latency period between tar spot infection and visible signs of disease ✅ How tar spot disease correlates with southern rust ✅ A preview of management strategies being tested for tar spot disease Meet the Guest: 🌱 Dr. Darcy Telenko is an associate professor of botany and plant pathology at Purdue University. Her research program focuses on promoting sustainable and economically sound disease management practices in Indiana field crops. Her interdisciplinary plant pathology research and extension program is involved in studying the biology and management of soilborne and foliar pathogens of agronomic crops. Follow Darcy on X. A Penney for Your Thoughts is hosted by Sean Blomgren, agronomist and owner of Blomgren Seed from Boone, Iowa, and Andrew Penney, plant doctor and Preceon agronomy lead for Bayer Crop Science from Ames, Iowa. We cover all things agronomy and high-yield management, share what we're seeing in the field and bring in trusted voices from the industry to deliver timely, relevant insights that matter to your farm. By combining real-time updates from the field with expert insights from industry professionals, we help you achieve your highest yields yet. It's ag talk that just makes cents. ⭐️ Like what you hear? Leave us a review to help our podcast reach more growers and agronomists like you! 📲 Follow us on social: Facebook Twitter/X YouTube