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U.S. corn quality concerns linger despite better test results

By Julie Ingwersen, Tom Polansek April 9, 2013

Reuters / The quality of last year’s drought-hit U.S. corn harvest remains under scrutiny because of worries about toxins that flourish in dry weather, despite improved test results for export shipments. The U.S. Grains Council, which works to promote exports, said in a report on Wednesday that 77.8 per cent of corn samples tested at

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Iowa ends mandatory testing of milk for toxic byproduct aflatoxin

By Reuters March 16, 2013

Iowa has dropped a requirement that all milk received in the state be tested for aflatoxin, the toxic byproduct of a mould that attacks corn during a drought, the state’s Agriculture Department said March 1. Aflatoxin was more prevalent than usual in the 2012 U.S. corn harvest, which was hit by the biggest drought in

Crops, Livestock, Other livestock

Aflatoxin corn allowed in U.S. livestock feed

October 10, 2012

Aflatoxin contamination prompted a series of U.S.  pet food and livestock feed recalls last December

Reuters / The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will allow grain handlers in Iowa and Illinois to blend corn containing aflatoxin, a naturally occurring toxic substance, with other grain to make animal feed. Aflatoxin is the byproduct of a corn mold that tends to spread in drought years. Following the worst drought in the Corn

Dairy cattle, Livestock, News, Other livestock

Iowa testing milk for aflatoxin

September 17, 2012

chicago / reuters / Iowa, the No. 1 corn producer in the United States, began requiring the state’s dairy processors to test all milk received in the state for aflatoxin Aug. 31, the toxic byproduct of a mould that tends to spread in drought-stressed corn. The Iowa Department of Agriculture said the required aflatoxin screening

Crops

Corn Fungus Adds To Hard Year For U.S. Farmers

By Carey Gillam September 29, 2011

Corn farmers in some parts of the U.S. Plains are finding their newly harvested crop has to be heavily discounted or cannot be sold at all due to the presence of a vicious fungus that makes the corn dangerous to eat. The culprit is aflatoxin toxins produced by a fungus that can harm and possibly

Cereals, Crops

Weeds Could Taint Crop Quality In Storage

August 25, 2011

Despite dry weather conditions for this year’s grain harvest, this spring’s wet weather may influence the quality of harvested grain when it goes into storage. Weeds may be present at harvest because wet spring weather meant many western Canadian grain producers were unable to apply their usual weed controls. If immature weed seeds are not

Cereals, Crops

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By Ron Friesen May 19, 2011

readbasket of the World Under Siege” blared the headline on an opening slide in Dilantha Fernando’s PowerPoint presentation. It was a dramatic way to start a workshop on fusarium head blight. But was it exaggerated? “It all depends on which year we are talking about,” said Fernando, a University of Manitoba plant pathologist. It was

Cereals, Crops

CGC Tracking Shifts In Fusarium Head Blight

By Allan Dawson February 10, 2011

Toxin levels in fusariuminfected Manitoba wheat have been increasing rapidly relative to the number of fusarium-damaged kernels (FDK). But this crop year, the levels of the toxin DON (deoxynivalenol) are closer to the old one-to-one ratio with FDK, says Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) agronomist Mike Grenier. “The DON levels aren’t as high (relative to FDK)

Hogs, Livestock

Watch For Mycotoxins In This Season’s Grain

November 25, 2010

Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alber ta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. This year’s cool, wet weather not only delayed harvest, but also produced higher-than-normal incidence of fusarium mould in grain. Producers are being warned that high

Cereals, Crops

Keeping This Year’s Harvest In Good Condition – for Sep. 2, 2010

By Canadian Grain Commission September 2, 2010

Over the next few weeks during harvest, temperature and moisture will influence the condition of grain when it is put into storage. The Canadian Grain Commission’s stored products entomologist, Blaine Timlick, offers producers guidance on storage practices that can help protect the quality of their grain. “Our experts, like Blaine, are here to help Canadian

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Tag Archives Mycotoxins — page 2

U.S. corn quality concerns linger despite better test results

Iowa ends mandatory testing of milk for toxic byproduct aflatoxin

Aflatoxin corn allowed in U.S. livestock feed

Iowa testing milk for aflatoxin

Corn Fungus Adds To Hard Year For U.S. Farmers

Weeds Could Taint Crop Quality In Storage

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CGC Tracking Shifts In Fusarium Head Blight

Watch For Mycotoxins In This Season’s Grain

Keeping This Year’s Harvest In Good Condition – for Sep. 2, 2010

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