Scientists and farmers are warning that without continued research funding, the U.S. will become more vulnerable to the ...

Highly favorable environmental conditions for Fusarium head blight (FHB)/scab occurred all spring. Many wheat varieties have moderate resistance that help can reduce the risk of sever disease, and ...

Fusarium head blight, commonly called head scab, destroyed billions of dollars worth of wheat crops in the 1990s and is eating away at yields this year. A Purdue breeding project has produced a wheat ...

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is considered to be one of the most devastating diseases of wheat and barley worldwide. Multiple outbreaks of FHB have affected Delaware growers over the past decade, most ...

Head scab affects wheat and other small grains and is most common in wheat crops planted after corn crops. Corn residue is a major source of the disease, which poses the biggest threat during high ...

After the horrible wheat scab year in Missouri in 2015, the state's farmers and their crop advisors are watching maturing wheat with worry this spring. But no matter how antsy a farmer might ...

But this year, Wiechert is doing big business after harvest: cleaning fungus off wheat so farmer... CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dave Wiechert of Nashville, Illinois, does good ...

New wheat variety to combat head scab fungal disease. Daily Cash Bids: Dec. 3, 2024. Agriculture’s balance sheet in 2025 ...

Fusarium head blight (FHB) or head scab of wheat can cause significant yield loss, and damaged grain is often contaminated with the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON), commonly known as vomitoxin.

Wheat harvest has begun in Southern Indiana. Fusarium head blight (FHB) or scab is one of the most important diseases of wheat and most challenging to prevent. In addition, FHB infection can cause the ...

A new wheat variety released by Oklahoma State University will help eastern and northern Oklahoma farmers combat the small grain fungal disease fusarium head blight, also known as head scab.