Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh gives a rundown of considerations for applying fungicides to corn silage corn.

Fair to say, almost all of us are familiar with corn. But that doesn't mean it can't be tricky to tell whether corn on the ...

When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant ...

Officials are monitoring the spread of a disease that is hurting corn production in Kansas. The Kansas State Research and ...

SAN ANTONIO - Texas leaders are warning farmers and families about a harmful fungus that could hurt the food we eat.It’s called Fusarium graminearum, also know ...

After discussing weeds and insect pests, we conclude our “unwanted garden guests” series today on the subject of diseases.

About “Mexican corn truffle” Don’t call it corn smut; think of it as a mushroom that grows only on corn. A foodie friend once had it at Janos’ restaurant and loved it. So of course I had ...

Don’t toss the corn in the garbage and call the farmer; you’ve been gifted a delicacy: Huitlacoche! Also called corn smut, Huitlacoche comes from a fungus that parasitizes young ears of corn ...

Eating fungus may seem like a risky idea, but just like a mushroom, huitlacoche is a food with roots in Aztec culture. Called the Mexican truffle and known as corn smut in the United States, this ...

Like most fungus, it likes dark, damp areas and once it gets into the corn cob, it overtakes it. “It basically turns the corn kernels into these big, puffy blueish gray mushrooms,” Rawson said.

Like most fungus, it likes dark, damp areas and once it gets into the corn cob, it overtakes it. “It basically turns the corn kernels into these big, puffy blueish gray mushrooms,” Rawson said.

Another option is to select resistant varieties of corn. Now, to be clear, there are no corn smut-proof species, but selecting a hybrid that has been developed to fight off this fungus gives you the ...