Alison Robertson says she has been at Iowa State University (ISU) for 21 years, and she’s never seen as widespread a problem southern rust is in Iowa this season. She believes the disease is present ...

Southern corn rust was confirmed in Richardson, Nemaha, Otoe, and Thayer Counties on Thursday. Cass and Fillmore counties were confirmed Monday followed by Seward County on July 19, and York County ...

It’s a corn disease issue creeping north and infiltrating fields earlier than it has in the past and one that thrives in high heat and humidity. With increasing reports of southern rust now being ...

The weather conditions of 2025 were perfect for a southern rust outbreak across the Midwest, resulting in many growers having to make late-season decisions on disease management. Southern rust is a ...

Texas A&M AgriLife researchers discovered they can predict corn southern rust epidemic outbreaks by utilizing unmanned aerial systems, UAS, or drones, early enough to help prevent economic damage for ...

Common rust is shown on corn. If you’re like me, you’ve been paying attention to reports from the southern and Midwest states indicating that southern rust of corn is making its way further north this ...

WORKERS WHO WILL BE PAID. NEW TONIGHT SOME FARMERS ARE SEEING LOSSES ON THEIR CORN CROP THIS SEASON. KCCI PEPPER TALKED WITH THE WOMAN TRACKING THE CROP DISEASE THAT’S CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. SHE SAYS ...

For the past several weeks, a corn disease called southern rust has been quickly spreading across Iowa. According to the Crop Protection Network, it is already in 40 Iowa counties as of Wednesday. The ...

Southern corn rust was confirmed in samples from Fillmore, Jefferson, Thayer, Adams, Clay, Buffalo and Sherman counties in southeast and south central Nebraska this week. The disease was only sparsely ...

An unusually severe outbreak of southern rust has cut into corn yields across parts of Iowa this year, according to Iowa State University plant pathologist Alison Robertson. “I’ve been in Iowa for 21 ...

If you’re like me, you’ve been paying attention to reports from the southern and Midwest states indicating that southern rust of corn is making its way further north this year – a first in a couple of ...