While droughty areas or corners in cornfields can raise concern about potential nitrates when grazing residue, one must also be aware of black nightshade in your corn residue that you are grazing or planning to graze.
If these fields have too much black nightshade, be careful; it might be toxic. Black nightshade is common in many cornfields in the fall, especially those that had hail damage in the summer or any situation where the corn canopy became thin or open. It usually isn’t a problem, but if the density of nightshade is very high, there is the potential that it could poison…
