Farmers Warned to Watch for Livestock Carcinogens as Drought Continues

Monday, September 17, 2012 - 10:30 in Earth & Climate

Continuing heat and drought are withering corn crops across the Midwest, creating prime conditions for a fungus that produces a toxic carcinogen causing health problems in livestock, according to Purdue University researchers. [More]

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