When corn ear rot takes hold, it can have a devastating impact on your yields. And ear rots aren’t just harmful to your bottom line; they can also pose serious risks to animal and human health. When ...

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 ...

Corn ear rots are one of the last diseases to scout for in the corn growing season, and sometimes they are ignored or forgotten entirely. Ear rots can cause yield loss in the form of grain quality at ...

Let’s Talk Crops! Welcome to Crop Talk, this is Dr. Megan Taylor your local friendly agronomist with Nebraska Extension serving Platte, Boone and Nance Counties. I hope everyone has enjoyed the ...

As corn fields start to reach maturity across the state of Iowa, we need to start thinking about stalk and ear rots, particularly in terms of scheduling harvest and grain storage. Read on for more ...

Mycotoxins, such as aflatoxins, fumonisins, and deoxynivalenol, are toxic chemical substances produced by certain species of fungi that can develop in crops. Maira Duffeck, Extension row crop ...

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 ...

Cooler conditions in Nebraska and the rest of the Corn Belt have delayed harvest and slowed grain drying, leading to increased ear rot diseases and grain molds. Some producers and consultants also are ...

Iowa State University plant pathologist Alison Robertson says ear and stalk rots will likely become prevalent in Iowa as the growing season draws to a close. In the past week, she said there have been ...

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 ...