When weather conditions are conducive for the development of vomitoxin in Corn. Please keep the following in mind, if you have vomitoxin
What is the first step I must take if I believe I have vomitoxin?
Contact your crop insurance agent to have a harvest loss setup with “Mycotoxin” listed as the cause
of loss. After this an adjuster will be in touch with you to go over the options for sampling your grain.
What are my options for having grain sampled?
- Have a sample taken from the field prior to harvest by the adjuster
- Have a sample taken from the bin by the adjuster if farm stored
- Have a sample pulled from each load taken to the elevator (either by the adjuster or by the elevator if authorized by the AIP). Samples must be picked up by the adjuster or sent by the elevator to an “Approved Testing Facility”
- The adjuster may also authorize you to leave RSA (Representative Sample Areas) to be sampled by the adjuster at a later date.
*Samples must be obtained prior to production entering commercial storage
*The insured is responsible for the cost of each vomitoxin sample.
