Yes, we have found active tar spot in Indiana. Early planted corn in Indiana is reaching mid- to late-vegetative stages and some tasseling in the south. Therefore, it is time to start monitoring for ...

LANGDON, N.D. — Diseases, an insect and a weed, all which have the potential to cause severe crop losses showed up — some for the first time — in northeast North Dakota fields during the 2022 growing ...

Ascochyta blight represents a significant threat to field pea production worldwide. The disease is primarily caused by a complex of host-specific fungal pathogens, most notably Didymella pinodes and ...

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, ...

The unpredictability of the weather from one year to the next might be the only thing you can predict in crop production. At times, you pray for rain, and at others, you hope it will stop. Excessive ...

Amoebas. These single-celled microorganisms are now at the heart of one of agriculture’s latest biological innovation – a bio-fungicide capable of protecting wheat and other cereal crops from ...

Farmers have long fought a quiet war against the fungi that rot crops in fields and storage sheds. Each year, these diseases destroy harvests of lettuce, beans, oilseed rape, wheat, and many other ...

The Lone Star state has entered with realistic expectations considering Mother Nature’s fickle demeanor during the growing season as the High Plains wheat harvest gets underway. Steelee Fischbacher, ...

An almond tree near Fresno infected with the pathogen Phytophthora syringae. The pathogen is usually found in tree roots but intense storms created the right conditions for the pathogen to "swim" up ...

Crop researchers at the Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI) are testing ...

Two newly found incurable diseases in Missouri could cause massive agricultural and economic issues throughout the state. Soybeans and corn are Missouri's two biggest cash crops, making over $5 ...

Corn growth stages are quite variable across Indiana but a number of areas have moved into tasseling or beyond. Therefore, it is time to continue to monitoring for diseases to make an informed ...