The combination of a mild winter and spring windstorms coupled with farmers’ cultural practices are creating the potential for increased insect pressure in corn this season. Though no alarms are ...

A recent article in The Progressive Farmer sounded an alarm about the re-emergence of the corn rootworm, a beetle was once called the “billion dollar pest” due to the big impact it has had on valuable ...

After a long battle with corn rootworm, Midwest farmers thought they'd found relief in genetically modified seeds engineered to produce toxins deadly to the pest. But recent research confirms what ...

A study from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment offers fresh insights into a billion-dollar problem for U.S. corn producers each year. New research ...