University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Craig Roberts says now is the time to check for ergot in the seed heads of grasses. Ergot can cause severe illness in livestock, especially ...

DASSEL — Ergot, a toxic fungus that grows on grains and grasses such as rye and wheat, definitely has a varied past. It caused hundreds of thousands of deaths around the globe across history, but it ...

University of Missouri livestock and forage specialists are reporting ergot infestations that can cause major losses in livestock, said MU Extension state specialist in veterinary toxicology and ...

The European Commission is to introduce new rules around a type of mycotoxin in certain food products. The limits are for ergot alkaloids in barley, wheat, spelt, rye and oats and processed ...

The eating of rye bread, widely prevalent among Jewish immigrants coming from Eastern Europe, is causing ergot poisoning which produces numbness of the fingers, headaches, depression, gastric ...