Be aware that early signs of soybean rust infection can easily be confused with bacterial pustules, bacterial blight and ...

Q: Last year I learned I had rust on my serviceberry and hawthorn trees. What do I look for this year to prevent that? A: It’s hard to prevent rust infections on vulnerable plants unless you are ...

Southern rust continues to challenge corn farmers, requiring vigilant scouting and timely fungicide use to safeguard yields.

DES MOINES — Federal investigators are looking into how and why a single leaf infected with Asian soybean rust was found in Iowa in March. Officials with the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land ...

As the Oklahoma wheat crop matures and starts to head out, disease, insect and drought pressure are becoming evident. Meriem Aoun, Oklahoma State University small grains pathologist, said that in ...

What you are describing sounds very much like the lawn of a friend I visited last week. I noticed that his front lawn showed stunted growth and thin areas along with a yellowish appearance. Even from ...

Predictions of a severe stripe rust epidemic due to warm weather continue, USDA stripe rust expert Xianming Chen said. In his latest forecast, Chen lowered predictions only slightly, noting that ...

A scientist helps save Crater Lake’s whitebark pine trees from an invasive fungus. In 2002, “Oregon Field Guide” told the story of how an invasive fungus called blister rust was killing Crater Lake's ...