Krist Olson got a nasty surprise this fall. For the first time in his farming experience, the Thief River Falls, Minn., farmer was hit with ergot, a fungal disease, in his wheat crop. "Actually, it ...

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. It can also kill ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Ergot poisoning' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications. The medication ...

Every year is always different, and certainly 2025 has not been the exception to the rule. Much of the United States sorghum belt experienced wetter and cooler temperatures than normal. While these ...

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 ...

HERMISTON, Ore. — Grass seed growers in the Columbia Basin, Grande Ronde Valley and Central Oregon this year are able to stay abreast of ergot spore production thanks to the introduction of an Ergot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A farmer sieves wheat grains while harvesting wheat crop in Qaha, El-Kalubia governorate, northeast of Cairo, Egypt May 5, 2016.

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 European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has today recommended restricting the use of medicines containing ergot derivatives because of an increased risk ...

ERGOTAMINE tartrate (Gynergen) and the closely related dihydroergotamine methylsulfate (D.H.E. 45) appear to be the most successful pharmacologic agents yet proposed for the treatment of migraine ...

At the industry-wide meeting on Thursday, May 10, Dr. Steve Jackson, an equine nutrition consultant and owner of Bluegrass Equine Nutrition, and Dr. Jimmy Henning, an extension forage specialist at ...