Have you experienced milder temperatures this summer? High humidity? Frequent rainfall? These factors may add up to prime conditions for Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) to make an appearance, ...

Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) is a disease of corn caused by the fungus, Exserohilum turcicum. Severe outbreaks of the disease can cause up to 30-50% yield loss in dent corn if the disease is ...

Disease pressure is building in many Illinois corn fields this week, according to Ken Ferrie, Farm Journal Field Agronomist and owner of Crop-Tech Consulting, Heyworth, Ill. Northern corn leaf blight ...

Midwestern corn growers know the symptoms of northern corn leaf blight all too well: greenish-gray lesions on the leaves that can add up to major yield losses if not detected and treated early. Corn ...

This year, Iowa corn farmers are facing a threat that may cost them a chunk of their yields and could translate to higher prices at the grocery store. Although it is not as scary as it sounds, ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s SWNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Program is working with Cornell University officials to prevent northern corn leaf blight. In 2019, northern corn leaf blight ...

Corn is susceptible to a variety of fungal diseases that affect the leaves during the growing season. Sometimes the fungal spores have a party and the corn may be affected by more than one disease.

It is important to continue to scout for diseases in both corn and soybeans. Recent rain events have increased favorable environmental conditions for the development of foliar diseases in both crops.

Researchers have found a specific gene in corn that appears to be associated with resistance to two and possibly three different plant leaf diseases. Researchers at North Carolina State University ...

There are several leaf diseases that can infect corn in Kansas in any given year. They can all be controlled with some combination of hybrid selection, tillage management, crop rotation, planting ...

URBANA, Ill. - Midwestern corn growers know the symptoms of northern corn leaf blight all too well: greenish-gray lesions on the leaves that can add up to major yield losses if not detected and ...