It was discovered in the early 1900s that, under certain conditions, sorghums are capable of releasing hydrocyanic acid, commonly called prussic acid. Prussic acid when ingested by cattle, is absorbed ...

Alicia Boor is an Agriculture and Natural Resources agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ell ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- With parts of South Dakota experiencing the first cold weather of fall, producers should be aware that forage sorghum, sorghum-sudan hybrids and sudangrass all have the potential to ...

Prussic acid toxicity, commonly linked to the consumption of Johnsongrass, is a serious condition that can be fatal to livestock. Recent rains after a period of dry weather have heightened the ...

FARGO - Livestock may suffer from prussic acid poisoning after feeding on sudangrass, forage sorghums or sorghum-sundangrass crosses under certain environmental conditions. Producers are concerned ...

University of Missouri Extension specialists urge producers to closely watch cattle grazing pastures with Johnson grass and other sorghum species. Cattle producers in several drought-stressed parts of ...

Prussic acid can form in plants from the sorghum family, especially Johnson grass, which can pose a significant risk to certain grazing and barnyard livestock. The plants produce cyanogenic glucosides ...

Livestock owners need to be aware that frost and freezing weather can result in some forage species becoming toxic with regard to livestock consumption. The issue is that some forage species contain ...

With extremely dry conditions and having the first real frost this week, producers are looking at all the possible available forages to feed their cattle. But they need to be careful as the conditions ...

It was discovered in the early 1900s that under certain conditions sorghums are capable of releasing hydrocyanic acid or commonly called prussic acid, says Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University ...

Prussic acid: Naturally occurring glycosides may form prussic acid, also called hydrocyanic acid or HCN, which can build up to toxic levels in a number of plants including Johnsongrass, sorghum, ...

As the days grow shorter and overnight low temperatures begin falling under the freezing point, frost across the state is becoming a reality for Arkansas residents. For ranchers and pasture managers ...