Ergot is a naturally occurring fungus that lives on wheat. Now there's a battle to stop it getting into our food chain. Ergot isn't just a disaster for farmers when it infects crops. It can also kill ...

Researchers have identified four key areas where farmers can reduce ergot disease pressure, limit crop infection and keep clean grain clean. Adas experts have carried out an AHDB-funded review which ...

DASSEL — Ergot, a toxic fungus that grows on grains and grasses such as rye and wheat, definitely has a varied past. It caused hundreds of thousands of deaths around the globe across history, but it ...

Regular readers will know that I enjoy growing spring combinables about as much as I enjoy growing Maris Piper – the promise of such lucrative quality on paper, yet the consistent disappointment of ...

Every year is always different, and certainly 2025 has not been the exception to the rule. Much of the United States sorghum belt experienced wetter and cooler temperatures than normal. While these ...