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Associated Press - November 27, 2009 1:15 PM ET
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) - While mold is showing up in many cornfields across the region, Extension educators say not all the fungus poses the same threats - and that farmers can avoid more damage with proper storage.
A wet spring, followed by a colder-than-normal summer and fall, have caused growing and harvest problems - and some mold issues.
Ron Dodds, Brown County's Extension educator, says mold conditions varied among the half-dozen fields he inspected this week.
He says molds can be pink, green and black but that the most dangerous is the mold that's difficult to see. Dodds says that kind of mold is among the kernels and tends to fluoresce under black light.
Extension educators say moldy corn should not be stored with a high moisture content.
Information from: Aberdeen American News, http://www.aberdeennews.com
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