VIDEO: New fusarium forecasting tool on deck

Fusarium Head Blight Risk Mapping Tool coming in spring 2024

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Published: January 12, 2024

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Predicting where and when fusarium head blight develops can be a challenge, but a new online tool aims to make decision-making easier for cereal growers.

Paul Bullock, senior scholar at the University of Manitoba, was at St. Jean Farm Days on Jan. 10 to give attendees a preview of what the new Fusarium Head Blight Risk Mapping Tool can do, and share why it’s still important to keep track of how this fungal disease is moving on the Prairies.

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Greg Berg

Greg Berg

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Greg Berg was born and raised in the potash capital of the world of Esterhazy, Saskatchewan. Greg helped out on the family homestead farm near Stockholm, Sask., for a number of years in his youth. Greg graduated from the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 2011 and joined Glacier FarmMedia in 2014. He specializes in video production and is a songwriter in his spare time.

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