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, ...
A new study has raised some interesting concerns, revealing that high-fructose corn syrup—a food additive used in many food items we ingest daily—can cause cancer in lab animals. But does this mean ...
Since tar spot was first found in the United States in 2015, it has continued its expansion into the upper Midwest. This year, it has been found in corn fields in 44 counties across South Dakota. Tar ...
NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — A large corn spill on Interstate 40 in North Little Rock caused a traffic jam on Thursday. According to reports from the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the ...
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 ...
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — An intersection in East Manchester Township was closed for hours after a tractor-trailer crashed, spilling corn syrup onto the roadway. According to a spokesperson from York ...
ST. LOUIS — There are more than 14 million acres of corn fields in Missouri and Illinois, and like other water-intensive plants, the crop has a large thirst to quench. Corn plants need ...
COLUMBIA — Broken stalks and dusty corn cobs from last year's crop are scattered across many Missouri fields where there should be waist-high corn. Excessive rain this spring has caused a delay in ...