As corn planting looms, the dread of disease pressures may be occupying producers’ thoughts. Some of the pesky problems in these parts are relatively new to the headache list, including Tar Spot, ...

Rats given high-fructose corn syrup were more likely to put on excess weight compared with those who ate sucrose (common table sugar), even when both groups consumed the same total number of calories, ...

Iowans aren't the only ones sweating in this heat. Corn sweat is increasing the humidity and uncomfortableness across the state. High temperatures are expected to reach the high 80s to low 90s in Des ...

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 ...

The federal government's investigation into whether StarLink corn causes allergic reactions failed to establish that the genetically engineered corn was safe to eat, according to an expert panel ...

COLUMBIA — Broken stalks and dusty corn cobs from last year's crop are scattered across many Missouri fields where there should be waist-high corn. Excessive rain this spring has caused a delay in ...