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, ...

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 ...

Recent rains and increased humidity across Indiana have increased the risk for foliar diseases to develop in both corn and soybean. Much of the corn throughout the state has begun to tassel and ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - An abundance of rain that for weeks delayed many Indiana farmers from planting corn has teamed with humidity to create conditions prime for foliar diseases in the young crops, a ...

We are starting to get some reports of early season diseases showing up in corn this year. Diseases are heavily determined by environmental conditions, plant susceptibility, diseases present and field ...

Editor’s note: The following was written by Tamra Jackson-Ziems, University of Nebraska Extension plant pathologist, Jenny Brhel and David S. Wangila, Extension educators, for the university Crop ...

Cold, wet soils drive Pythium root rot in corn, soybean and cotton. Protect stands with smart seed choices and effective treatments.

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, ...

Tar spot, a fungal disease that has steadily established itself in Kansas cornfields over the past few years, has been detected again in the state, with the first confirmed report of 2025 occurring ...

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 ...