Steve Pitstick checks on the development of the soybean plants on his operation in northern Illinois. Rainfall during July has ranged from 3 to 6 inches on fields located near Maple Park. (AgriNews photo/Martha Blum)

MAPLE PARK, Ill. — Although he has not found tar spot in his cornfie

High humidity and temperatures along with vigorous canopy growth will favor prolonged periods of leaf wetness in crops and drive disease pressure across Alabama in August. In cotton, target spot has already started to appear in Central and South Alabama. Symptoms first appear in the lower can

BASF Center for Sustainable Ag

If you get the opportunity to visit Research Triangle Park, N.C., take time to visit the BASF Center for Sustainable Agriculture.

The chemical company renovated a 5,500-square-foot building plus 10,000-square-feet of outdoor garden space for in-person

ARLINGTON, Ore. – Farmers and government officials are battling an explosion of cannibalistic insects ravaging crops from Montana to Nevada in an effort save livelihoods and land. 

Mormon crickets are not new to Oregon. Native to western North America, their name dates back to the 1

ARLINGTON, Ore. (AP) — Driving down a windy canyon road in northern Oregon rangeland, Jordan Maley and April Aamodt are on the look out for Mormon crickets, giant insects that can ravage crops.

“There’s one right there,” Aamodt says.

They’re not hard to spot. The insects,

AMVAC Chemical Corp. announced the closing of its acquisition of three new products to its portfolio – abamectin insecticide, chlorothalonil fungicide and paraquat herbicide for the U.S. business. All three products were acquired from Adama Agricultural Solutions Ltd., which is part of the C

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Florida International University

Jamie Theobald receives funding from the National Science Foundation (IOS-1750833).

Ravindra Palavalli-Nett

Okay, since the summer started, we’ve posted a few articles showing how people across social media are getting rid of flies with homemade elixirs, DIY sprays and traps, and while those appeared have been great methods to help rid your household of those pesky flies and other insects, th

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George Hosier’s fungicide-free winter wheat harvest began two weeks earlier than usual on his Wiltshire holding, where his family have farmed for four generations.

The warm dry temperature

Some of us never come in contact with ticks, at least that we know of. But others are greatly affected.

“There is a huge tick problem here in our county, more than usual. We have a nice environment for tick-borne disease,” said Dr. Mandy Roome, Ph.D., research scientist at the Northe