We’ve seen two phenomena play out in 2021 as far as weather goes: inadequate precipitation causing drought and extended...
Seed Testing Critical to Ensuring Good Cereal Seed Performance in 2022
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Research is Further Proving the Effectiveness of the Spornado
A couple of months ago I wrote about the Spornado, a passive spore catcher first successfully deployed by potato growers in Ontario to detect late blight spores.
How a Schooling Experiment Helped us Think of New Ways to Engage Youth
At the end of the month, our students will be finished their time at the school we set up in our Nisku, Alta., headquarters at the start of the pandemic.
The Spornado Spore Catcher is a Valuable Weapon in Alberta’s Fusarium Fight
A Spornado system in a field. The Spornado catches spores in the air which can then be tested for traces of fusarium....
Seed Testing is the Best Tool we Have for Painting an Accurate Picture of Fusarium
Photo: 20/20 Seed Labs It’s been nearly a year since Alberta changed its regulations regarding Fusarium...
9 New Strains of Clubroot? Why it’s Important to be on Guard
Photo: 20/20 Seed Labs It’s definitely not good news that nine new strains of clubroot — a disease that can kill canola...
Make Sure Ascochyta is on Your Radar
In previous columns we covered the threats posed by fusarium, sclerotinia and aphanomyces. Ascochyta is the next one we...
Aphanomyces is an Emerging Threat to Peas and Lentils
Root rot in pea is caused by a complex of four different pathogens, one being aphanomyces. Aphanomyces euteiches is a newer...
New Technology Makes All the Difference Against Sclerotinia
A fungus called Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is becoming more prominent in canola fields in Western Canada, and it’s something...