While experts initially expressed concern that fungi-produced chemical compounds known as aflatoxins might damage U.S. corn yields thanks to the drought, results appear mixed. In September, experts ...

LANSING, MICH. — A study that used 16 climate change models found aflatoxin in corn could become more of a problem in the Midwest because of higher temperatures caused by climate change. Results ...

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will no longer require screening and testing of milk for aflatoxin. The testing requirement began on Aug. 31 due to the drought conditions in ...

Aflatoxin in corn—which when ingested by animals or men could result in biological disorders and even death—is least understood by farmers and traders. Only the feedmillers are strict about complying ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Grain elevators in Eastern Iowa are testing for the presence of a toxin in corn that could create ...

As climate change continues to alter weather patterns around the planet including the Midwest, researchers are modeling the impact on crops such as corn. As climate change continues to alter weather ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Aflatoxin is a well-known global health threat. This poison, produced ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s (IDALS) request to allow corn containing more than 20 parts per billion (ppb) of ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The Iowa agriculture department says federal officials have approved a request for corn contaminated by a poison-producing fungus to be blended with other corn for animal feed ...

Six new corn inbred lines with resistance to aflatoxin contamination have been found to be free of seed-borne diseases foreign to the United States, and seeds of these lines are now available in the ...