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Winter Wheat Popular Among Livestock Producers this Year

2015-12-16 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

US - The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada reports winter wheat has been a particularly popular ingredient this year among those formulating rations for feeding livestock, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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Global warming, El Nino may wither wheat crop

2015-12-07 09:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Economic Times: CHANDIGARH: Rising temperatures due to greenhouse gases and El Nino are said to be taking a toll on the wheat crop as late planting in the hottest year on record is set to delay the harvest and severely hit farm yields, magnifying rural distress. The late onset of winter and exceptionally dry conditions after the weak monsoon have prompted late crop sowing by farmers. They have suffered crop damage due to two consecutive failed monsoons and unseasonal rain and hailstorms in February and March,...

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Mycotoxin UK & Ireland Wheat Survey 2015

2015-11-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

UK - Mycotoxins are highly toxic secondary metabolic products of moulds. Mycotoxin producing moulds damage crops and can cause great economic losses at all levels of food and feed production. Moreover, many of the mycotoxins impair health, cause diseases and may even result in death in humans and animals when contaminated food or feed products are consumed.

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General Mills conducts massive recall of "gluten free" cereal made with wheat

2015-10-08 13:10:44| Agriculture - Topix.net

General Mills' decision to produce certified gluten-free Cheerios delighted the nearly 30% of consumers who avoid gluten until a recall of 1.8 million boxes of Cheerios and Honey Nut Cheerios was announced earlier this week. According to the company, their Lodi, California facility lost rail service for four days in July.

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