My concern would be, is grain getting downgraded because there are no "guidelines" as to what is acceptable. Just hearsay. Sell direct?
These "screenings" were sold to a feed mill for $3.50 a bushel ($3.25 net to me because the Mill and I shared freight costs). This was the year our durum was graded commercial salvage. Clean-out was fairly high.
Cleaned sample.
Some of the stuff I read says milling can reduce DON levels by as much as 50% because most of the mycotoxin is on the bran. So white flour and semolina will have less DON than the whole grains they're milled from.
an older guideline from NDSU, Sept 2005 (maybe tolerances have tighten or relaxed in certain categories)
1 ppm
Finished wheat products, such as flour, bran
and germ, that potentially may be consumed by
humans. The FDA does not set an advisory level
for raw grain intended for milling because normal
manufacturing practices and additional technology
available to millers can substantially reduce DON
levels in the finished wheat product. However,
individual millers or food industries may have
stricter requirements than 1 ppm.
10 ppm
Grains and byproducts destined for ruminating
beef and feedlot cattle older than 4 months and
for poultry, providing that these ingredients don’t
exceed 50 percent of the diet
5 ppm
Grains and grain byproducts destined for swine,
providing that these ingredients don’t exceed 20
percent of the diet
5 ppm
Grains and grain byproducts destined for all other
animals, providing that these ingredients don’t
exceed 40 percent of the diet
These "screenings" were sold to a feed mill for $3.50 a bushel ($3.25 net to me because the Mill and I shared freight costs). This was the year our durum was graded commercial salvage. Clean-out was fairly high.
Cleaned sample.
Some of the stuff I read says milling can reduce DON levels by as much as 50% because most of the mycotoxin is on the bran. So white flour and semolina will have less DON than the whole grains they're milled from.
an older guideline from NDSU, Sept 2005 (maybe tolerances have tighten or relaxed in certain categories)
1 ppm
Finished wheat products, such as flour, bran
and germ, that potentially may be consumed by
humans. The FDA does not set an advisory level
for raw grain intended for milling because normal
manufacturing practices and additional technology
available to millers can substantially reduce DON
levels in the finished wheat product. However,
individual millers or food industries may have
stricter requirements than 1 ppm.
10 ppm
Grains and byproducts destined for ruminating
beef and feedlot cattle older than 4 months and
for poultry, providing that these ingredients don’t
exceed 50 percent of the diet
5 ppm
Grains and grain byproducts destined for swine,
providing that these ingredients don’t exceed 20
percent of the diet
5 ppm
Grains and grain byproducts destined for all other
animals, providing that these ingredients don’t
exceed 40 percent of the diet
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