AgWeb

Common Corn Stalk Rot Diseases: Identification and Comparison

In 2024 alone, over 165 million bushels were impacted by corn stalk rot diseases in the U.S.1 Stalk rots in corn can be tricky to manage and prevent, but the first step comes down to proper ...
AgWeb

Gibberella Stalk Rot: Life Cycle, Symptoms and Control Strategies for Corn

Several different fungi cause stalk rot in corn across the U.S. Corn Belt, and gibberella stalk rot is among the most common forms. Stalk rot depresses yields some 5% each year, and it’s not unheard ...
Altoona Mirror

‘Short corn’ could replace fields hit by climate change

Cameron Sorgenfrey holds a tall corn stalk next to a short corn stalk along one of his fields on Sept. 16 in Wyoming, Iowa. The Associated Press WYOMING, Iowa — Taking a late-summer country drive in ...
University of Delaware

End-of-Season Corn Stalk Nitrate Testing to Optimize Nitrogen Management

The end-of-season corn stalk nitrate test (CSNT) is a simple, inexpensive tool that can be used to assess the nitrogen (N) status of a corn crop at the end of the growing season. Data from studies ...
The Gazette

‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate

Cameron Sorgenfrey walks among short corn stalks in one of his fields, Sept. 16, in Wyoming, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) Buy Photo WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a late-summer country drive in ...