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Starting next year, producers may have access to several new crop cultivars with resistance to a wider range of herbicides than has been available...

  A Kansas State University plant pathologist discusses what to watch for.  A new disease, bacterial leaf streak, has made its way into corn crops throughout...

  Smut (Ustilago maydis) is a fungal disease of corn that may infect leaves, stems, tassels or ears though infections on ears are the most...

Corn earworm tends to be a problem every year on sweet corn in Kansas. The earworm moth lays eggs on developing silks at night....

Always start with fresh-picked, locally grown sweet corn.  Husk corn and remove the silk.  Place corn in pot of unsalted, boiling water and...

Ticks are very active throughout the state, and have been for the past month. The most commonly reported species has been the American dog tick,...

Yield potential drops when corn is not planted at the right depth, says University of Missouri Extension corn specialist Greg Luce. The right planting depth...

U.S. corn growers expect to plant 93.6 million acres to corn this year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by the U.S....

K-State Research and Extension is offering a Corn Production School on January 15 to all interested persons. For more information about these, as well...