University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Craig Roberts says now is the time to check for ergot in the seed heads of grasses. Ergot can cause severe illness in livestock, especially ...

The eating of rye bread, widely prevalent among Jewish immigrants coming from Eastern Europe, is causing ergot poisoning which produces numbness of the fingers, headaches, depression, gastric ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Weather conditions consisting of a cool, damp spring followed by warmer temperatures in the summer can cause grasses to become infected with ergot bodies. Ergot is a fungal infection ...

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 ...