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.
Research out of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada indicates wheat midge eggs may not have hatched on a specific variety...
Imagine you’re a tiny wheat midge, buzzing around in search of the perfect place to lay your eggs. As you fly over a...
PHOTO: Cross section of AAC Oakman VB showing stem solidness, which is an important trait to use along with proper...
For 13 growing seasons, wheat farmers in Western Canada have had access to a powerful agronomic tool against wheat...
Above feature photo: A pea leaf weevil. (Shelley Barkley) Alberta farmers only need to look at the history of their...
Farmers in Alberta may face a range of issues in their fields with pests and crop diseases for the 2023 growing...
The wheat head armyworm are a random threat and hard to find in Alberta fields. An army could be invading your field...
Top pest and disease concerns in Alberta for the coming year. After a couple of dry years, 2019 was a wetter year in...
Many factors can cause a thin canola stand. Proper diagnosis is important for effective management. Here are common...
What to keep in mind now that trap reports are coming in and garnering a fair amount of attention. “Some agrologists...
Calls to our agronomists, insecticide sales at retailers and Twitter comments all point to a worse-than-usual flea...
With the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) proposing the complete cancellation of Strychnine for its use in...
Damage to field crops by wireworms is poised to escalate across the Prairies. Neil Whatley, crop specialist at Alberta...
Specialists at Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AF) are working to have fields predetermined for the 2018 insect...
Blackleg and clubroot are both serious diseases that are growing in severity across Alberta, but with proper and...
Through recent advancements in marker technology, SeCan recently discovered that the majority of the soft white wheat...
Research shows that treating pea seed with a systemic insecticide product is the most effective control measure to...