Injecting bio-oil made from corn stalks and forest debris into the deep shafts of abandoned crude oil wells could be a viable form of carbon sequestration, a new Iowa State University study found.

In 2024 alone, over 165 million bushels were impacted by corn stalk rot diseases in the U.S.1 Stalk rots in corn can be tricky to manage and prevent, but the first step comes down to proper ...

Several different fungi cause stalk rot in corn across the U.S. Corn Belt, and gibberella stalk rot is among the most common forms. Stalk rot depresses yields some 5% each year, and it’s not unheard ...