Dealing with Vomitoxin in corn

February 2010

Country Counsel by: Robert Moore

Key Points:

  • Voximitoxin has caused some loads of grain to be rejected by Ohio elevators.
  • Check the details of your contract to determine if you have any recourse.
  • Disputed samples can be appealed to the Federal Grain Inspection Service in Toledo.
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    OHIO and other areas of the Corn Belt are seeing unusually high levels of Vomitoxin in corn. Vomitoxin is a Mycotoxin that can cause livestock to reduce feed intake and thus weight gain. Some elevators and ethanol plants have been rejecting some corn that has tested too high for Vomitoxin. What legal standing do producers with rejected corn have?…Download full article here.

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