AgWeb

Southern Rust Set To Take Big Bite Out Of Midwest Corn Crop?

If one picture is worth a thousand words, then the video Iowa farmer Dan Striegel shot last week must be worth thousands more. In the video, Striegel is shown harvesting a field of emerald-green corn ...
AgWeb

Southern Rust Has Infected Iowa Corn in ‘Likely Every County’

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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
AG Week

Tar spot and southern rust threaten corn crops in the Dakotas

WATERTOWN, S.D. — Across most of South Dakota, corn diseases have been worse than normal this year. Madalyn Shires, assistant professor and SDSU Extension plant pathology specialist, hosted a field ...
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 ...