As planting begins in east‑central Missouri, learn which early‑season insect pests to scout in corn and soybeans and how ...

What’s crawling around your corn fields? If you haven’t ventured out between the cornstalks lately, several pests could be feeding on your precious corn without your knowing it. Bob Wright, extension ...

In this week’s Boots In The Field podcast, Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie addresses agronomic problems -- insects, diseases and rodents -- he’s anticipating now and how you stop them in ...

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings—shaped like the wings of a ...

An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states reveals that farmers suffer economic loss from the over-application of genetically engineered corn designed to combat rootworm pests.

Researcher Michael Bredeson tells attendees at the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society conference in Fargo, North Dakota, that when farmers seed cover crops between corn rows, that can ...

Controlling pests of corn and soybeans can be difficult. Most farmers rely on seed treatments and broad-spectrum insecticides which terminate the pests but also takes out the beneficial natural ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states reveals that farmers suffer economic loss from the overapplication of genetically engineered corn designed to ...