The choices … put in front of farmers are not real choices,” an environmental advocate said. “It’s essential that we take ...

One Pennsylvania representative is pushing for an insecticide to be banned for use on crops, which would mirror legislation ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Volunteer corn can act as a safe harbor for some pests by expressing lower doses of the insecticide found in newly planted corn, according to Purdue University researchers.

A new study suggests that genetically modified sweet corn is better for the environment because it requires fewer pesticide applications than conventional corn. A new study finds that ...

In Sac Country, Iowa, corn stands a foot high at Darwin Bettin’s farm on a breezy summer day. But one recent morning after a storm, he found a big surprise. “I could see corn laying down in my field ...

Pesticide use surges among U.S. farmers worried that some insects have become resistant to genetically modified versions of corn, which was supposed to kill pests. Whether the return to pesticide use ...

Crop consultants say farmers should match insect traits to field risk levels when lenders demand lower seed costs.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Nearly every foraging honey bee in the state of Indiana will encounter neonicotinoids during corn planting season, and the common seed treatments produced no improvement in crop ...

This week, Corteva Agriscience unveiled plans to introduce a new corn premix herbicide and a new soybean insecticide seed treatment to farmers in 2022, pending federal registration by the U.S.

Pesticide use is surging among U.S. farmers who are worried about insect resistance to Bt corn. But scientists warn that overuse of chemicals may create a worse problem down the road. Pesticide use is ...

Since 1996, corn containing a gene that allows it to create a protein that is toxic to certain insects, yet safe for human consumption, has been grown in the United States. However, most of this "Bt ...