There’s reason to believe Fusarium could become a negligible problem. It’s been two years since an important reform was made in the fight against disease in Alberta. Fusarium was officially removed from the province’s Pest and Nuisance Control Regulation on June 2,...
Syngenta has launched Miravis Era fungicide, which protects wheat crops against Fusarium head blight, in Canada, a Jan. 27 news release says. The company also announced the label expansion of Miravis Neo and Miravis Ace fungicides. Miravis Neo has been expanded to...
An update on where Alberta is at in its new approach to the fusarium fight. Farming small grains, like other agricultural pursuits, consists of several emotional swings resulting from any number of positive experiences tempered by occasional negative bombshells. One...
A new map showing fusarium seed infection in Alberta between Sept. 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021 has been released by the Alberta Seed Processors (ASP). This is the final map for the 2020/21 growing season. Results from over 8,600 cereal grain seed samples from 60 rural...
Clubroot, shown here as firm, white, young galls, continues to spread in Alberta and should be scouted for in 2021. Photo: Stephen Strelkov, University of Alberta Your province wide crop disease outlook for the 2021 growing season. Though every farmer wishes it...
A map showing Fusarium graminearum seed infection in Alberta between Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 2020 has been released by the Alberta Seed Processors (ASP). This map is part of a new phase of fusarium head blight management in Alberta. “This project directly aligns with...
