Red crown rot and soybean cyst nematode spread across Missouri causing significant yield losses for farmers in affected areas ...

Midwest farmers who rely on healthy soybean harvests have one more reason to consider adding cereal rye into their crop rotation in 2014. Research conducted in Illinois indicates certain cover crops ...

Last year, anthracnose and white mold were the major threats. This year, rust and soybean cyst nematode are the crop diseases that pose the greatest danger to area bean growers, says Sam Markell, a ...

Keep it simple when it comes to controlling pests like wireworms in corn. Set your stand up for success and scout, scout, ...

Climate change will increase the burden of crop diseases in some parts of the world and reduce it in others, new research suggests. Climate change will increase the burden of crop diseases in some ...

As the nation’s third-leading producer of celery, Florida’s celery fields are valuable crops in the winter but susceptible to ...

Q. I am growing strawberry plants in my backyard but have noticed a lot of spots on the plant’s leaves and also have been increasingly getting gray mold on the fruits. What could be causing these ...

The rain season is here with us. Like in any other season, the showers are expected to bring us loads of blessings - thriving ventures and lush backyards. But the rains also bring with them the heavy ...

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Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major soil-borne crop pathogen—an advance that paves the way for better crop ...

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 ...

UNDERWAY THERE. MEREDITH, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM FARMERS? LORI. FARMERS SAY THAT THEY ARE AFRAID THEIR CROPS COULD DIE. OR IF THEY DON’T DRY OUT QUICKLY ENOUGH, THEY COULD BECOME DISEASED. EITHER ...