Information and awareness have always been and continue to be the best defences against fusarium. While fusarium may...
Diseases
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...
Alberta Crop Disease Outlook for the 2022 Growing Season
Your province wide crop disease outlook for the 2022 growing season. Future outlooks for any industry can be tricky....
A Total Fusarium Management Strategy for Alberta
An update on where Alberta is at in its new approach to the fusarium fight. Farming small grains, like other...
Clubroot Should be Top of Mind for Every Canola Grower
The fight against clubroot has evolved over the past few decades since it was discovered in Alberta. A lot has changed...
Latest Alberta Fusarium Seed Infection Map Released
A new map showing fusarium seed infection in Alberta between Sept. 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021 has been released by the...
Rotten Roots
Plants early season in the season infected with Aphanomyces. Photo: Sherrilyn Phelps, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers Root...
Fusarium Seed Infection Map Released
A map showing Fusarium graminearum seed infection in Alberta between Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 2020 has been released by the...
Clubroot Resistance Breakdown Happening
Nine new strains of clubroot have been discovered in Western Canadian fields, meaning genetic resistance to the canola...
Moving Forward with Fusarium Regulations Eased
With fusarium removed from Alberta’s Pest and Nuisance Control Regulations, the seed industry is looking forward to a...
Fusarium Watch
The wet weather last summer in many parts of Alberta has raised concerns about Fusarium head blight (FHB) in this...
Pest and Disease Outlook 2020
Top pest and disease concerns in Alberta for the coming year. After a couple of dry years, 2019 was a wetter year in...
Keeping Blackleg at Bay
If blackleg levels are on the rise in your canola field, think about adjusting your tactics for managing this...
The Future of Disease Management in Western Canada
Kelly Turkington is an Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientist and plant pathologist based in Lacombe,...
Fighting Fusarium Head Blight
Two Alberta experts share their views on best practices for managing the fungal disease in cereal crops. Fusarium head...