Crop rotation is a traditional, tried-and-true gardening method for reducing plant diseases and pests naturally. Planting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A common soil fungus releases airborne chemicals that block dangerous crop diseases, pointing to a future with fewer synthetic ...

Transboundary crop diseases are spreading faster than ever, threatening food security and the livelihoods of millions of farmers worldwide. Climate variability, expanding international trade and the ...

As Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts set out on day two, the western leg continues to show more consistency in yield potential than the eastern leg this year. It appears more than adequate moisture is ...

Bacterial blight (BB) is a serious plant disease that mainly affects rice plants, especially in warm, humid regions. Due to ...

Southern rust continues to challenge corn farmers, requiring vigilant scouting and timely fungicide use to safeguard yields.

Q. I am growing strawberry plants in my backyard but have noticed a lot of spots on the plant’s leaves and also have been increasingly getting gray mold on the fruits. What could be causing these ...

Two words sum up the concerns Pro Farmer Crop Tour scouts expressed about the corn and soybean crops they evaluated on Thursday in Minnesota and northeast Iowa: disease pressure. Corn crops infected ...

Farmers across southwest Missouri are confronting an early surge of insects and crop diseases that experts say could threaten ...

Bi-weekly Purdue Extension hosts a Field Crop Update for Extension Educators and Specialists. These updates are usually shared online via the Purdue on the Farm and/or the Purdue Extension – Putnam ...

UNDERWAY THERE. MEREDITH, WHAT ARE YOU HEARING FROM FARMERS? LORI. FARMERS SAY THAT THEY ARE AFRAID THEIR CROPS COULD DIE. OR IF THEY DON’T DRY OUT QUICKLY ENOUGH, THEY COULD BECOME DISEASED. EITHER ...