A group of students has been trying to get the state to recognize the blue-spotted salamander for years. Here's why.

The Yellow Spotted Woodland Salamander was "described" officially in 2016 and now various biologists are trying to learn more ...

Editor’s note: This article originally ran on AgWeb in May 2015. Recent cold, wet weather across the Midwest have prompted many farmers to ask about purple corn seedlings again this spring.