Time to deal with aflatoxin in peanuts, and this is why
Peanut growers should not feel like the 'Lone Ranger' in the battle against Aspergillus flavus and aflatoxin. Aflatoxins are naturally occurring, carcinogenic substances produced by the same fungus, Aspergillus flavus, which helped cause peanut growers much frustration and stand loss early in the 2020 season. But aflatoxin is a much larger and more difficult problem than stand loss. When found in even very small quantities, aflatoxin makes peanuts unsuitable for anything other than crushing for oil. Aflatoxin is most severe when peanuts (and field corn) are grown under hot and dry co...
Source: farmprogress.com