Southern corn rust is generally considered a “tropical disease,” but there were unusually widespread reports of the fungus ...

The weather conditions of 2025 were perfect for a southern rust outbreak across the Midwest, resulting in many growers having to make late-season decisions on disease management. Southern rust is a ...

Tar spot (top right) and southern rust (bottom photos) were hit-and-miss around the Corn Belt in 2025. That made scouting every field especially important. Both diseases often started low and worked ...

You have no doubt witnessed helicopters and/or spraying aircraft in corn crops the past couple weeks. A lot of seed producers are spraying for corn earworm, banks and two-spotted spider mites in corn.

Bulletin: ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST MONDAY... * WHAT...Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations up to one tenth ...

MAXWELL, Iowa — For the past several weeks, a corn disease called southern rust has been quickly spreading across Iowa. According to the Crop Protection Network, it is already in 40 Iowa counties as ...

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers discovered they can predict corn southern rust epidemic outbreaks by utilizing unmanned aerial systems, UAS, or drones, early enough to help prevent economic damage for ...