A “wait-and-see” strategy will work for a lot of pests and diseases, but southern rust isn’t one of them. After widespread ...

New cultivars of the common bean could shore up the legume crop's defenses against the fungal disease common bean rust. New cultivars of common bean developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) ...

Flying in on tropical storms, southern rust can steal yield and cause headaches for corn farmers. The nasty disease can attack quickly and do a lot of damage in a hurry, especially in warm and humid ...

The weather conditions of 2025 were perfect for a southern rust outbreak across the Midwest, resulting in many growers having to make late-season decisions on disease management. Southern rust is a ...

Support from Northarvest Bean Growers Association and U.S. Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grants has allowed researchers at North Dakota State University to look at ways to manage ...

New cultivars of common bean developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists could shore up the legume crop's defenses against the fungal disease common bean rust. According ...