Tom J. Bechman PROTECTED FROM DAY ONE: The industry standard, until now, is applying fungicide on corn at the reproductive stage, if needed. A new product, Xyway, could bring about a paradigm shift. FMC’s Xyway fungicide, which is applied at planting, launched this year. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 A new product launched commercially in 2021 to control fungal diseases in corn could cause growers to rethink disease control strategies. It isn’t often that a new product comes along that could cause a paradigm shift in management practices. The product is Xyway from FMC. Drake Copeland, FMC technical services manager, says what’s different is that this fungicide is applied at planting. Yet it still has activity against diseases that often appear closer to tasseling and silking in corn.