Crop Disease

Crop Disease

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Green bridge danger: A wheat growers' essential survival guide Green bridge danger: A wheat growers' essential survival guide

Wheat curl mites carry wheat streak mosaic virus, Triticum mosaic virus and High Plains wheat mosaic virus, which can wipe out entire fields. New research reveals that popular cover crops like rye are secretly harboring these destructive mites, even when they show no symptoms.

byElizabeth Hodges,staff writer

Oct 30, 2025

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4 Min Read

Tar spot was out in force in southwest Indiana last year

Tar spot set to strike corn earlier than ever Tar spot set to strike corn earlier than ever

May 29, 2025

5 Min Read

A green corn leaf with black spots, signaling presence of tar spot

Make better decisions with corn fungicide ROI calculator Corn fungicide ROI tool aids farmers

byTom J. Bechman

May 1, 2025

4 Min Read

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byMladen Tomić

Mar 20, 2025

Nematodes under a microscope

Watch out corn rootworm, the nematodes are coming Watch out corn rootworm, the nematodes are coming

Mar 20, 2025

6 Min Read

A soybean field with patches of yellow

10 factors fields with SDS have in common 10 factors fields with SDS have in common

byTom J. Bechman

Feb 27, 2025

3 Min Read

A cornfield with discolored plant leaves indicative of corn stunt disease

Top corn, soybean and wheat diseases to watch in ’25

Top corn, soybean and wheat diseases to watch in ’25

byTom J. Bechman,Midwest Crops Editor

Soybean tentiform leaf miner

New soybean pest found in Nebraska fields

New soybean pest found in Nebraska fields

byCurt Arens,senior editor of Nebraska Farmer

Dylan Mangel, assistant professor and Extension plant pathologist at UNL, collects a soil sample for soybean cyst nematode testing

How to test for soybean cyst nematode

How to test for soybean cyst nematode

byElizabeth Hodges,staff writer

ear of corn broken in half, showing deep kernels

This field beat tar spot to finish line

This field beat tar spot to finish line

byTom J. Bechman,Midwest Crops Editor

Blackish discoloration on the outside of cornstalks indicative of stalk rot

Hurricane, stalk rot take toll on corn

Hurricane, stalk rot take toll on corn

byTom J. Bechman,Midwest Crops Editor

Pink ear tips are a sign of Giberella ear mold

‘Real ugly corn’: Northeast grain farmers lament poor harvest

‘Real ugly corn’: Northeast grain farmers lament poor harvest

byChris Torres,Editor

Scout corn for mold — you might be surprised

Scout corn for mold — you might be surprised

byTom J. Bechman,Midwest Crops Editor

A close-up view between two rows of corn

Farmer interest in biologicals continues to grow

Farmer interest in biologicals continues to grow

byTom J. Bechman,Midwest Crops Editor

A dusty pink substance on a corn ear indicative of gibberella ear rot

How to control ear rot

How to control ear rot

Two full ears of corn at the dent stage lying next to corn leaves with black dots and brown spots indicative of tar spot

Don’t spray tar spot at dent stage

Don’t spray tar spot at dent stage

byTom J. Bechman,Midwest Crops Editor

Should you apply fungicides with $4 corn?

Should you apply fungicides with $4 corn?

byTom J. Bechman,Midwest Crops Editor

southern rust and common rust on corn leaves

Southern corn rust cropping up in central and eastern Kansas

Southern corn rust cropping up in central and eastern Kansas

byJennifer M. Latzke,Editor

Split photo, symptoms of hydrogen sulfide toxicity. Left, leaves of rice plant streaked yellow. Right, plants of a rice plants that have turned black.

Hydrogen sulfide toxicity in rice

Hydrogen sulfide toxicity in rice

byWhitney Shannon Heckel,Staff Writer

tar spot on corn

How to manage tar spot in corn

How to manage tar spot in corn

byFarm Progress staff

4 Tips to safeguard crops amid weather uncertainty

4 Tips to safeguard crops amid weather uncertainty

sprayer in cotton field

Dicamba: 4 quick questions and answers for cotton

Dicamba: 4 quick questions and answers for cotton

byBrad Haire,Executive Editor

Defoliated soybeans

How to manage soybean sudden death syndrome

How to manage soybean sudden death syndrome

A close up of tar spot on a corn leaf

How far south did tar spot travel in 2023?

How far south did tar spot travel in 2023?

byMindy Ward,Editor, Missouri Ruralist

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5 ways to control soybean cyst nematode

5 ways to control soybean cyst nematode

byCurt Arens,senior editor of Nebraska Farmer

Crop Protection

Watch for these crop issues late in growing season

Watch for these crop issues late in growing season

byCurt Arens,senior editor of Nebraska Farmer

Sample an almond branch for phytophthora

New fungicides sought as phytophthora rages

New fungicides sought as phytophthora rages

byTim Hearden,Senior Editor, Western Farm Press

Joe and Knapp Boddiford beside corn planter.

Farmer plants 50th consecutive corn test plot with same company

Farmer plants 50th consecutive corn test plot with same company

byBrad Haire,Executive Editor

peanut butter

Innovative research drives peanut consumption stability

Innovative research drives peanut consumption stability

byRon Smith,Contributing Writer

blooming cotton sunset

Sampling key to nematode management

Sampling key to nematode management

byRon Smith,Contributing Writer

Wheat blooming in field.

Grain update: Southeast wheat heading, management decisions

Grain update: Southeast wheat heading, management decisions

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