Gray leaf spot is a widespread fungal disease in corn, responsible for a 23-million-bushel yield loss in the U.S. in 2024. 1 The challenge with controlling gray leaf spot isn’t just deciding whether ...

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, ...

Track early corn growth stages to time input applications. From V1 to tasseling, protect yield potential with a proactive management plan.

Nobody really knows how the fungus Bipolaris maydis got into the cornfields of the United States. But by summer of 1970, it was there with a vengeance, inflicting a disease called southern corn leaf ...

The old adage "knee high by the Fourth of July" has been used to describe corn growth for years. A more modern version would be "knee high by the Fourth of June, and tasseling by the Fourth of July." ...

ARGONIA, Kan. (KSNW) – A small bug could create big problems for corn growers across Kansas. Experts say they saw an unexpected and very rapid expansion of the corn leafhopper. Courtesy: Kansas State ...