There are many kinds of corn ear rots that cause significant damage to corn. Altogether, 79 million bushels of corn were impacted by corn ear rot in 2024. 1 Not only will they reduce yields and grain ...

In 2024 alone, over 165 million bushels were impacted by corn stalk rot diseases in the U.S.1 Stalk rots in corn can be tricky to manage and prevent, but the first step comes down to proper ...

Now is the time to evaluate fields for any stalk or ear rot symptoms, according to Darcy Telenko, Purdue field crops pathologist, and Dan Quinn, Purdue corn specialist. The Purdue experts authored a ...

Warm temperatures over the past couple weeks has allowed farmers to get in the field and harvest corn. Some farmers are done with the 2016 harvest or nearly finishing up and starting field work.

Some area corn producers are reporting concerns about ear rot. It is something to watch for in standing or picked corn, especially if it will be stored over the winter. Fusarium and Gibberella ear rot ...

The cool, wet conditions not only are delaying Nebraska's corn harvest, ear rots and grain molds could add their plaguing presence to some fields. Tamra Jackson is a University of Nebraska-Lincoln ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Indiana corn and soybean farmers were no strangers to white mold and ear rots during the 2009 growing season, but there are measures growers can take to reduce the chances of a ...

Drooping ears of corn can be seen in a field. For several weeks now, you may have noticed that some corn ears are drooping around the county. Bob Nielsen, Extension corn specialist with Purdue’s ...

In some of the earlier harvested corn fields, it wasn't unusual to find diplodia ear rot. Some fields were infected worse than others, and perhaps we'll see less as the later-maturing fields get ...

While the latest crop reports point to the potential for an excellent corn harvest, stalk rot is becoming an ever increasing concern. When stalk rot occurs, the internal material of the stalk degrades ...