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Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt’s ergot saga leaves wheat traders in limbo

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Reuters — One Egyptian official’s tough stance on wheat imports carrying a fungus that wreaked havoc in the Middle Ages is baffling global grain traders and putting a spotlight on policy-making disarray in the world’s biggest purchaser of the commodity. Alarm bells began ringing in Egypt when a 63,000-tonne wheat shipment from France arrived in […] Read more
Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt moves to clarify ergot rules on wheat imports

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Reuters — Egypt’s supply ministry moved to clarify rules on wheat imports on Thursday, saying it would allow shipments with traces of the grain fungus ergot to enter the country. Wheat traders have been concerned that uncertainty over payment and inspection terms in Egypt, the world’s biggest wheat importer, would dampen export demand. The problem […] Read more
Sunset in Egypt on the Nile River south of Luxor. (CIA.gov)
Crops, Markets, Reuters, Spring Wheat

Egypt’s new wheat requirement could delay supplies

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Cairo/Abu Dhabi | Reuters — Egypt, the world’s largest purchaser of wheat, has imposed restrictive import requirements, an agricultural authority official told Reuters, alarming traders who threatened to boycott tenders for the politically sensitive commodity. The new requirement — for a complete absence of ergot, a common fungus found in grains — could disrupt the […] Read more
looking at grain underneath a magnifying glass
Livestock, Nutrition

Are mycotoxins hiding in your feed supply?

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When it comes to feed quality, we usually think in terms of nutritional properties such as energy, protein or mineral content. There are, however, other feed characteristics that have an impact on quality, one of which is mycotoxin contamination. Depending on crop type, environment, location, harvest and storage management, there are a wide variety of […] Read more
foot rot in cattle
Features, Livestock

Lameness in feedlot cattle

The problem can be easy enough to see, but tough to diagnose

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A recent review of health records from 24 Alberta feedlots covering approximately 445,000 head revealed that lameness affected 6.1 per cent of the animals, but accounted for 28 per cent of all treated animals and 49 per cent of euthanized animals, while incurable respiratory disease accounted for 10 per cent. The finding, which was part […] Read more
Ergot – low levels cause big problems
Beef Cattle, Research

Ergot – low levels cause big problems

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Ergot develops when a fungus called Claviceps purpurea infects susceptible grass and grain plants during flowering. Rye is the most susceptible annual crop, followed by triticale, then wheat. Barley and oats are less susceptible but not completely resistant. Ergot is not a concern in corn but it can infect a number of perennial grasses. Cool, […] Read more

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