MAXWELL, Iowa — 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 ...

Scientists investigating the new race of dry bean rust found last fall in eastern North Dakota dry bean crops have gotten an early break in the hunt for disease resistance. Part of the credit for the ...

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 ...