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PRO/PL> Ergot, wheat – USA
Other Plant Disease -- United StatesWheat 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, Read more [...]
