Local barley crops contaminated with ergot disease

WORLAND – Barley producers in the Big Horn Basin are reporting an increase in ergot disease this season, according to an alert sent out by the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, on Monday. The fungus, which affects cereal crops and some grasses, is toxic to both humans and cattle.

Reticent to discuss the scope or volume of crops lost, MillerCoors Agronomist Dave Do...