Aflatoxin in corn—which when ingested by animals or men could result in biological disorders and even death—is least understood by farmers and traders. Only the feedmillers are strict about complying ...

Grain elevators in Eastern Iowa are testing for the presence of a toxin in corn that could create another headache for farmers already dealing with the worst drought in 56 years. Aflatoxin is harmful ...

Climate change is expanding the reach of aflatoxin, a chemical produced by a gray-green mold that infects corn crops and could threaten widespread damage to the country’s lucrative Corn Belt.

While experts initially expressed concern that fungi-produced chemical compounds known as aflatoxins might damage U.S. corn yields thanks to the drought, results appear mixed. In September, experts ...

LANSING, MICH. — A study that used 16 climate change models found aflatoxin in corn could become more of a problem in the Midwest because of higher temperatures caused by climate change. Results ...

NASHUA, Iowa -The persistent drought brings the potential for aflatoxin in corn, says Connie Hardy with Extension's Grain Quality Initiative told farmers during a fall field day at the Northeast ...

For now, the attitude of those on the front lines of Nebraska’s corn harvest could be described as watchful waiting. That’s because it’s too early to say whether aflatoxin contamination is going to be ...

Six new corn inbred lines with resistance to aflatoxin contamination have been found to be free of seed-borne diseases foreign to the United States, and seeds of these lines are now available in the ...

Pro Farmer Members from Indiana to Nebraska tell us they’ve had loads of corn rejected due to aflatoxin. And it’s not just on low-yielding corn that was most-severely stressed by this summer’s heat ...

Early summer moisture allowed farmers plant a great deal of corn Northwest Oklahoma. So much so that in my travels this summer, I occasionally wondered if I had made a wrong turn and was back in my ...

Native fungi combinations show promise against aflatoxin. It's not fun when a fungus contaminates crops. Safe native fungi, however, show promise in the fight against toxic fungal contamination. The ...

Field surveys were used to monitor hybrid susceptibility and as regional probe for natural aflatoxin contamination of corn (Zea mays L.) kernels in the 1986 Louisiana state yield trials. The ...