This year’s corn harvest season has seen its first report of T-2/HT-2 toxin in corn silage, as well as additional reports of deoxynivalenol (DON) in corn and corn silage, according to Neogen’s Monday Mycotoxin and Crop Report from October 8.
New confirmed reports of DON in corn and corn silage came from Minnesota, Indiana and New York. Previous reports of DON in corn have come from Nebraska, South Dakota, Wisconsin and Ontario, Canada.
A new report of T-2/HT-2 toxin in corn silage came from Ontario, Canada. A previous report of zearalenone in corn silage came from South Dakota.
There were no new reports of aflatoxin or fumonisin in corn. Previous reports of aflatoxin in corn have come from Illinois, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Kansas and Georgia. Previous reports of fumonisin in corn have from Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Missouri.
There were no new reports of mycotoxins in barley or wheat. Spring wheat and barley harvests are complete. Previous reports of DON in barley have come from Pennsylvania and Minnesota. Previous reports of DON in winter wheat have come from Wisconsin, Ohio, New Jersey, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Indiana, North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Tennessee, Virginia and Illinois.
Corn harvest continues
Eighty-six percent of the corn crop is fully mature, 15 points ahead of the five-year average. Twenty-six percent of corn acres have been harvested, nine points ahead of the five-year average. Sixty-nine percent of corn is in good to excellent condition, while 12 percent remains in poor to very poor condition. States with the highest poor to very poor ratings are Missouri, Texas, North Carolina, Kansas, South Dakota, Michigan and Colorado.