By Dr. Dean Koehler Midwestern crop farmers and livestock producers are familiar with mycotoxins such as zearalenone, deoxynivalenol (also known as DON or vomitoxin), fumonisin and T-2 toxin. All of these toxins are produced by fusarium molds which are commonly found throughout the Corn Belt. In some years, they are present in up to 90
By Todd Herrig A couple weeks ago, I attended a local crop tour that covered parts of four counties (Buena Vista, Clay, O’Brien and Cherokee) here in northwest Iowa to try and get a better idea of what we are looking at for yields in this part of the state. Here’s how it worked: The
By Jon Feitz
The ongoing drought has raised concerns about the potential quality of this year’s corn crop. A heat-stressed corn crop carries a higher potential for damaged corn kernels. This, coupled with high moisture content and high temperatures at harvest time, can lead to a higher incidence of molds and the mycotoxins they can produce.