WYOMING, Iowa (AP) — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn zone, snaking between 12-foot-tall green, leafy walls that seem to block out nearly ...

A pathogen capable of affecting crops is making its way to Arkansas and residents could unknowingly be spreading it. Tar spot ...

A fungal disease that has caused yield losses in corn has recently been found in Arkansas on decorative corn stalks, said ...

While most Iowans look forward to sweet corn at the peak of summer, another cuisine is ripening at the same time: huitlacoche ...

Through grant funding provided by the Indiana Corn Marketing Council, several research scientists with the Purdue University College of Agriculture are focusing on limiting the negative impact that ...

Motor neuron diseases are uncommon, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also often called "Lou Gehrig's disease" is the most well-known motor neuron disease. There are several other types of ...

For years I’ve had a crystal clear memory of photographing election workers as they counted punch card ballots. I recalled it in black and white, so that narrowed the search window down to the ...

The discovery that sound improves the growth rate of beneficial fungus suggests that dirges in the dirt may help restore forests. By Veronique Greenwood The soil beneath our feet, home to fungi ...

Volunteers uncover over 650 species including the Gibellula fungus during wildlife surveys for rainforest restoration project in West Cowal. The local community has really come together on this ...

Called the Mexican truffle and known as corn smut in the United States, this fungus infects corn during periods of heavy rainfall, turning it dark and ballooning the kernels into bulbous bites.