Corn Diseases Lurk in Bumper U.S. Crop, Threatening Yields

Corn diseases lurk in bumper U.S. crop, threatening yields

High levels of fungal disease are lurking in corn fields across the U.S. Midwest, threatening to reduce yields of a record-large crop.

US corn still looking at monster crop

Areas of the U.S. corn crop have experienced some disease and other issues during the growing season, which may reduce the size of this year’s crop. That has analysts anticipating a slight reduction in the next production estimate from USDA.…