Agronomist Ryan Gentle shares scouting tips and spray timing strategies to control tar spot, southern rust and other corn ...

Corn is an important part of our daily lives; it literally fuels us, as a food and when turned into ethanol. The grain is essential to Indiana’s economy, ranking fifth in production. Ahead of ...

The Midwest corn crop has endured a pressure cooker of disease problems this season. Now, the aftermath of stress from disease and weather extremes in many areas are contributing to anthracnose top ...

It is important to continue to scout for diseases in both corn and soybeans. Recent rain events have increased favorable environmental conditions for the development of foliar diseases in both crops.

‘Tis the time of year to be scouting for various diseases and pests and assessing how your corn crop is coming along. In addition to keeping a watchful eye for southern rust and tar spot, some farmers ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KCTV) - Researchers in Missouri are hoping to save one of the state’s biggest crops, but the solution won’t come in time to help this year, as a pest from out-of-state attacks ...

Southern rust dominated the conversation during the 2025 growing season in Iowa, forcing growers to react quickly to ...

Kansas State University plant pathologists and entomologists are reporting the first known case of corn stunt disease in Kansas, coming on the heels of reports in neighboring Oklahoma and Missouri.

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Soon, growers in southeast Minnesota of corn and soybeans will find out if crops held off the disease pressure this year to deliver some high-end yields. Ryan Miller, University of ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Southern rust appears on a corn plant’s leaf. The disease has popped up throughout Iowa through a ...