An aerial view of Indiana’s corn crop this year shows lush green fields just before harvest, a welcome sight after signs and concerns about drought this summer. “Luckily, because of the dry conditions ...

From an aerial view, there was a clear line between the treated and untreated parts of the field. And within the canopy, the treated rows were clearly delineated from the untreated. In 2024, a ...

Tar spot symptoms (left panel) - Aerial view of infected tar spot field (top left). Close up of infected leaf (top right). Tar spot lesions (bottom left). Sporulating lesion (bottom right). Tar spot ...

Tar spot symptoms (left panel) - Aerial view of infected tar spot field (top left). Close up of infected leaf (top right). Tar spot lesions (bottom left). Sporulating lesion (bottom right). Tar spot ...

Tar spot’s impact hinges on the timing of rain – that was one of AgriGold Agronomist Kevin Gale’s main takeaways this season. “For tar spot to have an economic impact, we learned you have to have ...

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 ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — A fungal disease targeting corn crops is moving across the Midwest and Great Plains, according to a report from researchers at Kansas State University. Phyllachora maydis, also ...

Tar spot, a fungal disease that has steadily established itself in Kansas cornfields over the past few years, has been detected again in the state, with the first confirmed report of 2025 occurring ...