Avoid Chemicals to Reduce Vomitoxin Levels in Corn
Producers concerned about moldy grains and vomitoxin development in storage shouldn’t rely on chemical treatments to prevent any further contamination, according to an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist...
Dealing with Mold-Infected Corn
Iowa State University fact sheet offers guidance when mycotoxins are found in the corn supply. Extended periods of wet weather during the recent corn...
Wet Weather Promotes Growth of Mycotoxins
This year’s cool, wet growing season and rainy fall have delayed grain harvesting and increased the risk for mold development on grain. Mold development can lead to mycotoxins, which can be toxic to humans and animals...
Mixed Prospects in U.S. Grains Complex
Rabobank’s Agri Commodity Markets Research group has issued a new report on the U.S. grains complex and highlighted key global factors that may influence grain supplies and prices for livestock producers...
Digging Deep to Capitalize on DDGS
ver the course of three different research trials, more than 2,000 pigs were fed dried distiller's grains with solubles (DDGS) diets, which varied in...
Feed Association Launches Safe Feed, Food Web Site
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is announcing the launch of a new Web site dedicated to the Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program for mills and other facilities that produce livestock feed, pet food and related ingredients...
Grain Forecasts Plummet
Robert Wisner says he's never before seen the kind of drop that occurred in grain production in South America this spring. Farmers in Argentina and Brazil...
Planting Delays Impact Feed Stocks
Planting delays in the eastern Corn Belt are expected to reduce corn yields this fall, according to USDA's June 10 Crop Production Report. Projected U.S....
Lower Feed Costs Provide Pork Producers with Some Relief
Although the U.S. breeding herd is not dropping fast enough to bring pork production back to profitability, falling corn prices and prospects for lower soybean meal prices this fall are providing rays of hope for pork producers in the future, said Purdue University agricultural economist Chris Hurt...
The Right Diet At the Right Time
Diet formulation and feeding programs traditionally formulated for group averages short suits the lighter pigs and overfeeds the heavies. Driven by high...
