Other Plant Disease -- United States
Wheat farmers in parts of the Upper Midwest, especially south-central North Dakota, are reporting above-average incidence of ergot this [2018] harvest. That, in turn, has led some grain elevators to impose discounts on, or even reject, some newly harvested wheat infected with the disease.
It's too early to say how widespread the problem [is]. Ergot-infected grain can be cleaned by grain elevators or farmers with the proper equipment. Because of its health risks, there are strict thresholds
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5989240&promed&0
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