Mycotoxins in Florida Pastures

Marcelo Wallau, Brittany Justesen, Ann Blount, Cheryl Mackowiak, Hui-Ling (Sunny) Liao, and Diwakar Vyas

Release Date: 3/3/2024

Agriculture

Abstract

Beef cattle producers in Florida have expressed concerns about the potential presence of mycotoxins in summer perennial forages. In other regions of the US, mycotoxins in forage crops have caused productivity and economic losses. This article provides information about the current state of knowledge regarding mycotoxins in Florida perennial grass pastures.

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-422, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2018. Revised February 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Marcelo Wallau, assistant professor, forage Extension specialist, Agronomy Department; Brittany Justesen, Extension agent I, UF/IFAS Extension Osceola County; Ann Blount, emeritus professor and forage breeding and management Extension specialist, Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center; Cheryl Mackowiak, associate professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS NFREC; Hui-Ling (Sunny) Liao, assistant professor, soil microbial ecology, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS NFREC; and Diwakar Vyas, research assistant professor, ruminant nutrition, UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Marcelo Wallau

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

associate program leader for agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, and forage Extension specialist and associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

View Marcelo Wallau's Profile

Ann Blount

Specialist

University of Florida

professor emeritus and courtesy forage breeding & management Extension specialist, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

View Ann Blount's Profile

Cheryl Mackowiak

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor and Extension specialist, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

View Cheryl Mackowiak's Profile

Hui-Ling (Sunny) Liao

Specialist

University of Florida

associate professor, soil microbial ecology, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center, Quincy, FL

View Hui-Ling (Sunny) Liao's Profile