Max Armstrong looks at the 2018 harvest and the challenges faced by farmers. And now comes word of a problem with vomitoxin, created by fungus that often appears when conditions are right – including a wet harvest. Max shares insight on the problem and what it means for corn farmers who raise the crop and livestock producers who feed the commodity.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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