Gray leaf spot is also active in the lower canopy at multiple sites across the state. The lesions are light tan in color and generally narrow and rectangular, and can be as long as 2 inches. As the ...

USDA is estimating near record corn and soybean crops in Iowa this year, but early yields results indicate that might be difficult to achieve, at least for corn. At the Reints farm in northeast Iowa, ...

An aerial view of Indiana’s corn crop this year shows lush green fields just before harvest, a welcome sight after signs and concerns about drought this summer. “Luckily, because of the dry conditions ...

WATERTOWN, S.D. — Across most of South Dakota, corn diseases have been worse than normal this year. Madalyn Shires, assistant professor and SDSU Extension plant pathology specialist, hosted a field ...

The collaboration is supported by grants from the Indiana Corn Marketing Council and an Innovation Voucher from the state of Indiana. Jin’s team also will develop algorithms that pick up the color ...

ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. — “Tar spot,” an invasive fungal disease of corn, is expected to expand across Pennsylvania in the coming corn season, after being found for the first time in several counties in ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Officials are monitoring the spread of a disease that is hurting corn production in Kansas. Tar spot appears as small, dark, raised spots on infected corn and can appear on the leaves, ...

The old adage "knee high by the Fourth of July" has been used to describe corn growth for years. A more modern version would be "knee high by the Fourth of June, and tasseling by the Fourth of July." ...

Severe lodging of a corn field during September in Saunders County, Nebraska. Editor’s note: The following was written by Tamra Jackson-Ziems, University of Nebraska Extension plant pathologist, Jenny ...