Grower guidelines for managing ergot are to be updated by the AHDB, following a steep rise in the incidence of the pathogen over the past three years and confirmation that grain can be ...

Ergot, a harmful fungal toxin in grain, is an increasing problem for the health of Canadian cows and quality of crops. Federica Giannelli Published Apr 01, 2019 • Last updated Apr 01, 2019 • 3 ...

Northwest A mix of smoky conditions and high temperatures for the region this week. Lack of precipitation is a concern as ...

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) contract stipulates that feed grain shall not contain more than 0.001% ergot by weight, and other grains cannot contain any ergot at all.

At GASC's wheat tender last week the 0.05 percent ergot ceiling was maintained, and trading houses --- some of which had threatened to boycott future tenders if the fungus was banned entirely ...

Ergot Ergot is a naturally occurring fungus that lives on wheat. Now there's a battle to stop it getting into our food chain. Ergot isn't just a disaster for farmers when it infects crops.

The findings, published in AHDB Research Review 102, form the most comprehensive ergot guidance to date and focus on four strategic areas that target different stages of the disease’s life cycle.

Sept. 7-9, 2016: Egyptian inspectors reject a 63,000-tonne Romanian wheat shipment at its port of origin for trace levels of ergot even though the cargo had been contracted under the old ergot rules.

GASC said it was also seeking to buy 55,000- to 60,000-tonne cargoes of the following: U.S. North Pacific soft white wheat; U.S. soft red winter wheat; Russian milling wheat; Ukrainian milling ...

Egyptian state inspectors have rejected a 63,000 tonne shipment of wheat at its Romanian port of origin after checking for ergot, the first time Egypt has rejected a cargo at source since taking a ...

Ergot, a harmful fungal toxin in grain, is an increasing problem for the health of Canadian cows and quality of crops. Ergot exposure negatively affects cows’ milk production and causes symptoms ...