MANHATTAN, Kan. — Researchers at four universities — three in the U.S. and one in China — say that increasingly warmer weather patterns in the Corn Belt could increase the growth of a toxin that would swell farmers’ losses and threaten an important food source over the next two decades.
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Study: Warmer temps will boost aflatoxin
Assuming no changes in growing season practices, 89.5% of corn-growing counties in 15 U.S. states will experience increased aflatoxin contamination in 2031-40 compared to the past decade, according to a just-released study.
