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Wheat diseases won't get away with a single thing if USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Pullman, Wash., have their way. They've found a method to detect 'genetic fingerprints' of [...]

No doubt pesticides save farmers money by preventing crop losses to insects and other pests. But too much of a good thing isn't always a good thing. Not only are [...]

A Clean Sweep If you've managed to keep insects out of your wheat fields this spring, don't jeopardize the quality of your grain by storing it in a filthy bin. [...]

Go ahead and curse kudzu. Asian soybean rust used the wily weed as a home last winter. Never mind that the fungus was found living in some unlikely places—under highway [...]

Nothing deserves a good one- two punch like a nematode. For the coming season, there's a new product aimed at knocking out this troublesome pest. Syngenta's Avicta Complete Pak, which [...]

This Plant Predicts Pests’ Eating Habits It’s not true that the only good weed is a dead one. The Paulownia tree, for example, can tell you which pests might be [...]

Asian soybean rust has all the makings of a nightmare. Brazilian farmers describe clouds of red spores hovering over soybean fields and the crop turning to stalks and stems in [...]

Each spring the fields come alive. In some fields, wireworms start moving into upper soil layers as temperatures warm. When they find germinating corn, it can mean serious stand loss [...]

The growing conditions in much of the Corn Belt were right for things to go wrong with leaf diseases in 2004. Plenty of moisture and cooler-than-normal temperatures helped corn diseases [...]

Rodents can wreak havoc on a grain vacuum that is in storage. To keep mice out, I covered the auger opening with a discarded gauge wheel from a cultivator. To [...]