Stripe rust is “developing fast” in the Pacific Northwest, with disease pressure likely to increase, USDA research plant ...

Northwest wheat farmers should not plant certain winter varieties due to their susceptibility to stripe rust, a Northwest expert on the disease says. Xianming Chen, USDA Agricultural Research Service ...

Leaf rust could pose a greater risk to Kansas wheat in 2026 if wetter weather develops. Growers are encouraged to monitor ...

BEAUFORT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Farmer Wynn Parkinson was inspecting his wheat field when he noticed an unusual yellow patch in the center of his field. “My first thought was to get in touch with ...

Wheat growers across the Pacific Northwest are staring down an unusually early, fast-moving outbreak of stripe rust, and the ...

The fungal disease, stripe rust, has been discovered in wheat crops in northern New South Wales and South Australia for the first time this year. The highly contagious disease, which can cut crop ...

Experts on wheat biotechnology have discovered a gene that will make bread wheat capable of resisting stripe rust, a fungus that causes crop losses in many states. An international team of researchers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BELHAVEN, N.C. (WNCT)– After a drop in temperatures and a mix of spring weather, crops in eastern North Carolina, specifically ...

IDAHO FALLS — A University of Idaho cereals pathologist is advising Idaho farmers to plant spring wheat varieties that are resistant to a destructive fungal pathogen recently detected in the region, ...

Pests and diseases result in the loss of one-fifth of the global wheat harvest each year, which is enough to make around 290 billion loaves of bread. Resolving the persistent problem of the fungal ...

Inconsistent funding for research into the pests and diseases that threaten key crops leaves global food supplies vulnerable, according to a new report. Inconsistent funding for research into the ...

BELHAVEN, N.C. (WNCT)– After a drop in temperatures and a mix of spring weather, crops in eastern North Carolina, specifically wheat, are experiencing some damage. Wheat stripe rust has appeared in ...