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Diseases
Tan Spot a Growing Threat in 2025
PHOTO: Reem Aboukhaddour of AAFC Lethbridge is uncovering the mechanisms behind the tan spot pathogen’s virulence and...
There are Promising Signs for Pea and Lentil Crops Amid Root Rot Concerns
PHOTO: Plants collected at the mid-late flowering stage in mid-July showing advanced decay and blackening of the tap...
Verticillium Stripe: Why Soil pH and Disease Presence are Related
As canola farmers prepare for the spring planting season, attention turns to a potential issue creeping into the province — verticillium stripe. While this disease isn’t yet widespread in Alberta, its presence in neighbouring provinces and specific areas of southern Alberta is cause for concern.
Disease Trends in Canola, Pulses and Wheat are Already Shaping the 2025 Planting Season
AS FARMERS PREPARE for the 2025 planting season, disease patterns seen in 2024 in canola and pulses offer a bit of...
Wheat at Risk: Researchers are Tackling the Growing Threat of Tan Spot
Pictured: Reem Aboukhaddour of the Lethbridge Research and Development Centre in the field. Wheat fields stretching...
How Scientists are Tackling Evolving Pests and Pathogens
As plant diseases evolve, so are ways of tackling them through plant science. Watch as we delve into the world of...
New Fusarium Head Blight Mapping Tool Now Available
New Prairie-wide Fusarium head blight (FHB) risk maps are now available to producers in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and...
Historical Data Points to Bad Year for Pulse Root Rots
Alberta farmers only need to look at the history of their fields and weather from years past to predict what pests and...
In 2024, Canola Disease Threats are Lurking in the Soil
PHOTO: Clubroot. Alberta farmers only need to look at the history of their fields and weather from years past to...
Newer Cereal Crop Diseases on the Rise for 2024
PHOTO: Bacterial leaf streak. Alberta farmers only need to look at the history of their fields and weather from years...
Bacterial Leaf Streak — An Increasing Problem in Alberta
With seed tests now available and awareness on the rise, bacterial leaf streak is a growing problem in Alberta. Cereal...
New Corteva Cereal Fungicide Seed Treatment Straxan Launches
Straxan fungicide seed treatment, a seed and soil-borne cereal disease treatment, has commercially launched in Canada,...
Stay Vigilant in Continued Fight Against Fusarium
Information and awareness have always been and continue to be the best defences against fusarium. While fusarium may...
New Clubroot Strains Capable of Infecting Resistant Canola Found
A study from the University of Alberta has identified new strains of clubroot across Western Canada, an Aug. 14 news...
RDAR Makes $1.25 Million Investment in Clubroot Research
Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR), the Alberta Canola Producers Commission and the Saskatchewan Canola...
Using Silicon in Soil to Battle Clubroot
A new study from the University of Alberta has found that by adding silicon to soil it could help battle clubroot, a...
Alberta Fusarium Levels in Seed Low for 2023
The 2023 Fusarium Seed Infection Surveillance for Alberta has found low levels of fusarium infected seed in the...
Wide Range of Pests, Diseases for 2023 Crops in Alberta
Farmers in Alberta may face a range of issues in their fields with pests and crop diseases for the 2023 growing...
Fusarium is Becoming the Fungus Among Us
There’s reason to believe Fusarium could become a negligible problem. It’s been two years since an important reform...