U.S. farmers fight poisonous wheat fungus with cleaning, waiting

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U.S. farmers fight poisonous wheat fungus with cleaning, waiting

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-farmers-fight-poisonous-wheat-fungus-cleaning-waiting-050340121--sector.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EL_xN9adBKm6onsI.dcSDg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-08-18T190553Z_2_LYNXMPEA7H0IL_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A combine drives through stalks of soft red winter wheat during the harvest on a farm in Dixon, Illinois" align="left" title="A combine drives through stalks of soft red winter wheat during the harvest on a farm in Dixon, Illinois" border="0" /></a>By Meredith Davis CHICAGO (Reuters) - Dave Wiechert of Nashville, Illinois, does good business most years cleaning seed for farmers in preparation for planting season. The &quot;head scab&quot; fungus can produce vomitoxin, a chemical that is poisonous to humans and livestock when consumed at high levels.</p><br clear="all"/>

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