AgWeb

Southern Rust: Coming to a Field Near You?

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 ...
Iowa Public Radio

A corn fungus from the Southern U.S. is found across Iowa, putting yields at risk

Tire tracks run through a field of corn in Iowa. A fungus that attacks corn has spread to over 40 Iowa counties. Southern rust creates reddish-orange patches on the tops of corn leaves. This blocks ...
AgWeb

Rust in the Ration: How to Combat Southern Rust’s Impact on Corn Silage

With the warm and wet conditions this season, southern rust is on the rise in Midwest corn crops. It may be time to start considering the impact that could have on corn silage and preparing to adjust ...
KCCI Des Moines

Southern rust slashes yields for some Iowa corn growers

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 ...
The Journal

Southern rust impacting nation’s corn crop

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 ...
Des Moines Register

Predicted Iowa bumper corn crop could be reduced by fungus from wet weather, experts say

High levels of fungal disease are threatening corn crops across Iowa and the rest of the Midwest. The main diseases, southern rust and tar spot, arrived earlier and spread due to wet conditions. These ...
Reuters

Corn diseases lurk in bumper US crop, threatening yields

CHICAGO, Sept 12 (Reuters) - High levels of fungal disease are lurking in corn fields across the U.S. Midwest, threatening to reduce yields of a record-large crop and cause headaches for farmers ...