One of the most widely adopted practices in corn production over the past twenty years has been foliar fungicide application.

Learn about the risks surrounding a southern rust infection in corn and what actions farmers should take if they identify it ...

Responsible for over 64 million bushels of yield loss annually, northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) is the third most destructive disease in corn behind tar spot and southern rust, according to Crop ...

As young corn plants begin to canopy, think ahead to another challenge on the horizon. Besides scouting for insects, scouting for early-season foliar diseases is an important way to get ahead of ...

URBANA, Ill. - Midwestern corn growers know the symptoms of northern corn leaf blight all too well: greenish-gray lesions on the leaves that can add up to major yield losses if not detected and ...

Corn diseases cost farmers an estimated $13.8 billion from 2020 to 2023, according to a new multiyear analysis led by plant disease specialists from across the United States and Ontario, Canada. The ...

As corn planting looms, the dread of disease pressures may be occupying producers’ thoughts. Some of the pesky problems in these parts are relatively new to the headache list, including Tar Spot, ...

Madalyn Shires, SDSU Extension Plant Pathology Specialist, shares what corn and soybean diseases have been on the rise in South Dakota the past few years. Madalyn Shires, SDSU Extension Plant ...