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Discussion created on February 27, 2013
Good day, Molds that grew in cornfields over a wide area of Wisconsin last summer and fall arent going away, even though most fields are harvested. Its proving to be a problem with ramifications... Academics like Richard Stroshine of Purdue University are discussing some issues: -For corn in the bin or corn still coming out of the field, its important to and maintain grain moisture below 19. Ab ...
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Discussion created on February 11, 2010
Hi! this is an extract from a piece of news from Illinois Farm Bureau: The grain bin is always a potentially lethal environment. But a wet fall and late harvest have heightened imminent and unseen risks for producers and rural rescuers. Storage of wetter corn poses a greater danger of fungal mycotoxin development and inhalation. Mycotoxins are potential carcinogens that resist decomposition ...
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Discussion created on August 4, 2009
Hi folks, Ohio is is suffering lately of vomitoxin, here are some suggestions, what do you think?? Abnormally cool, wet weather late in the production season and during harvest in Ohio has resulted in widespread levels of vomitoxin contamination of harvested grain – a mycotoxin harmful to humans and animals caused by the fungal pathogen Gibberella zeae. The fungus causes Gibberella corn ea ...
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