An update on where Alberta is at in its new approach to the fusarium fight. Farming small grains, like other...
Diseases
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...
Sniffing Out Clubroot
It was a sight this past September in canola fields near Brooks in Newell County and again in Leduc County, 2 sniffer...
Clubroot Update (With Recipe For Clubroot Management)
Manitoba Agriculture announced this week it has discovered a clubroot pathotype in South Central Manitoba that is able...
New Clubroot Areas – Scout Your CR Canola
In Saskatchewan, visible clubroot symptoms have been found in two fields in the northwest part of the province in RMs...
Patch Management For Clubroot: You Can Do It! Here’s How
Canola plants yellowing pre-maturely could be infected with clubroot. If you find a patch of canola plants with...
Test Kochia Escapes For Glyphosate Resistance
Glyphosate-resistant kochia is found in all three Prairie provinces. Kochia produces 15,000 to 25,000 seeds per plant,...
Be On The Lookout For Late Blight
This disease affects mainly potatoes and tomatoes and continues to be a risk for all solanaceous crops grown in...
Fungicides – Are They Needed Every Year?
“You need to ask yourself some basic questions when estimating the risk of using fungicides,” says Harry Brook, crop...
Don’t Let Fusarium Upset Your Season
Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a fungal disease of cereal crops. When disease infection is severe, FHB can recognized...