BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Southern rust was confirmed in South Dakota's Turner, Brookings and Lincoln counties. According to Emmanuel Byamukama, South Dakota State University Extension plant pathology ...

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 ...

Southern Corn Rust has now been confirmed in more than a dozen Nebraska counties in Eastern and South Central Nebraska. It’s a fungal disease that can cause significant yield loss if it becomes severe ...

Flying in on tropical storms, southern rust can steal yield and cause headaches for corn farmers. The nasty disease can attack quickly and do a lot of damage in a hurry, especially in warm and humid ...

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 ...

Southern corn rust was confirmed in Richardson, Nemaha, Otoe, and Thayer Counties on Thursday. Cass and Fillmore counties were confirmed Monday followed by Seward County on July 19, and York County ...

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 ...

COLLEGE STATION -- A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service plant pathologist recently met with corn growers at a field day near College Station discussing southern rust, a foliar disease that can be ...

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 ...