The same defenses that help some varieties of sweet corn resist fungal diseases can also stymie the potency of a beneficial fungus used to kill hungry caterpillar pests, studies by Agricultural ...

Sweet corn on the cob may be one of the most quintessential summer foods. Corn is one of the few vegetable crops that ...

How to buy the best fresh corn and prepare it in summertime recipes for Corn Chaat, Sauteed Corn, Squash and Tomato Salad and Fresh Corn Fritters.

Moths with STDs could help Colorado corn growers are testing a variety of new methods to combat the spread of moths, including a sexually transmitted virus that makes the insect's offspring infertile.

Onofre said corn stunt disease has been limited in the past to Texas, Florida and California. It is spread by the corn leafhopper, which also was recently confirmed in Kansas.

According to the 2024 Wisconsin State Agriculture Overview, there were 52,000 acres of sweet corn harvested in Wisconsin.

Sclerotinia stem rot, or white mold, and other soybean and corn diseases have the potential for a big year with the wet June ...

But sweet yellow corn has little in common with processed corn byproducts, said Dr. Ana Baylin, ... And it’s been shown to reduce the risk of diabetes and coronary heart disease.

An advantage is that you can plant weekly and harvest about 18-24 ears of fresh sweet corn. Pests and diseases. Insects, slugs, ...

Caretakers of a corn crop in Colorado, struggling to control a worm, introduce moths infected with STDs hoping widespread infection will result in bug infertility. (Story aired on WeSun on 8/11/24.) ...