This "dead zone," which now measures over 7,900 square miles, was first discovered in 1985 and it now appears to be growing much larger. The increase in corn cultivation as a result of ethanol ...

Joughin, 20, was found dead in a corn field three days after her disappearance, and a local man, convicted of a kidnapping in 1990, was found guilty of her death. Since that time, Justice for ...

Anthracnose leaf blight and stalk rot of corn, caused by the fungus Colletotrichum ... pathogen is characterized by yellowed, purple, or dead/dying flag leaves on plants scattered throughout the field ...