This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — A fungal disease ...

Farmers who are watching for the development of tar spot in Corn Country are beginning to see some areas starting to light up with the disease. “It’s in Michigan, a lot in Indiana, Ohio, even into ...

Hot, dry conditions earlier this summer subdued tar spot development across much of the Corn Belt. Now, in mid-August, that’s no longer the case. With recent, heavy rains, high dew points and multiple ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — A fungal disease ...

Tar spot of corn has been confirmed in two northern Missouri counties: Holt County in northwestern Missouri and Marion County in northeastern Missouri, as well as in six counties in central Iowa and ...

VIOLA, Ill. — Despite an overall increase in corn yields this year, farmers across the Midwest are facing a serious problem: a fungal disease called tar spot, fueled by a summer of wet, humid weather.

Tar spot, a fungal disease that has steadily established itself in Kansas cornfields over the past few years, has been detected again in the state, with the first confirmed report of 2025 occurring ...

JOPLIN, Mo. (KSNF) — A fungal disease targeting corn crops is moving across the Midwest and Great Plains, according to a report from researchers at Kansas State University. Phyllachora maydis, also ...