CHAPINGO, Mexico — At this time of year, when corn grows high, some farmers go into their fields hoping a disease has infected their crops. They inspect for swollen husks, a telltale sign that a ...

"Corn smut" is the most common, reframing the fungus as spoiled corn rather than as an ingredient in its own right. An American name that gets the point across even more bluntly is "devil's corn," ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Hidden amid the glitz and glamor of Colorado’s latest Michelin awards, announced in mid-September, is an unexpected ingredient common to several of the ...

OTTUMWA — In Derrick Hoodjer's belief, the farmers did it right. Some planted corn early, some others on their own timetable. All were hopeful. "The biggest thing is, and it's just my opinion a little ...

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.

Researchers from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major ...