Daily Network News

More News →

Tag Archives Clubroot

Clubroot and other crop diseases have startlingly similar transmission pathways and preventive measures as public health challenges such as COVID.
Crops, Other

How canola diseases act like COVID-19

There are startling similarities between public health and plant health as coronavirus precautions reveal

By
With the COVID-19 pandemic, society is gaining a whole new understanding of how diseases spread and how following proper precautions can make a huge impact on slowing the spread. While the human stakes are lower for crop diseases, the economic stakes can be high — and the similarities between COVID-19 and crop disease management is
Canola council: Widen the scope on clubroot management
News, Oilseeds

Canola council: Widen the scope on clubroot management

The Canola Council of Canada wants producers to layer their clubroot management strategies

By
The Canola Council of Canada wants you to take a shotgun to your field — at least when it comes to clubroot. [AUDIO: ‘Are we taking clubroot seriously enough?’ – Justine Cornelsen and Dan Orchard] Council agronomists are urging farmers to avoid building a clubroot plan around a single silver bullet. Instead, agronomists Justine Cornelsen
(Cropscience.bayer.ca)
Crops

DeKalb pulls two ‘inconsistent’ canolas off market

By ,
Up against an “inconsistency of grower experiences” with the seeds’ yields in 2019, Bayer Canada is yanking two of its DeKalb TruFlex canola hybrids from the market. DeKalb’s DKTF 92 SC and DKTF 94 CR will not be available for 2020, Bayer said. Canola growers who have already booked those seeds for this spring are
Soybean cyst nematode has been confirmed in Manitoba for the first time.
Crops, Local news, News

Soybean cyst nematode confirmation presents challenge for producers

Pests like soybean cyst nematode and clubroot are present and rising in Manitoba fields, but the steps to prevent both of those pests are largely the same

By
Farmers are being urged to keep equipment clean after the confirmation of yet another soil-borne crop threat in the province. Farmers got the unfortunate, but not unexpected, news that soybean cyst nematode (SCN) infections have been confirmed in four municipalities Sept. 16. The nematode, which can spread through water, has been present in North Dakota
Clubroot spores infect canola roots and produce galls that prevent plants for taking up moisture and nutrients.
Crops, Local news, Oilseeds

What does the new resistance-evading clubroot mean for Manitoba canola growers?

A new clubroot strain not controlled by canola varieties with traditional 
resistance genes has been found in Manitoba, but farmers can still keep this 
potentially devastating in check by being proactive

By
The discovery in south-central Manitoba of a new clubroot strain not controlled by traditional resistant canola varieties underscores the need to be proactive in keeping clubroot spore numbers low enough so they don’t damage canola crops. The 3A clubroot pathotype was found in a field in the RM of Pembina, Manitoba Agriculture posted on its
Crops

Use clubroot soil test as early-warning system

Manitoba Canola Growers Association members get one free test a year

By
Soil testing fields for clubroot spores, even if canola crops are not showing symptoms, is a good way to keep ahead of the disease, says Manitoba Agriculture’s oilseed specialist Dane Froese. “It’s a great way to get tested ahead of time and know if you are near high risk,” he said. If spores are detected,
VIDEO: Six things you can do to avoid clubroot
Crops, Farmit Manitoba

VIDEO: Six things you can do to avoid clubroot

As the threat of clubroot grows in Manitoba, these steps can go a long way to protect your canola crop

By
Wondering what you can do avoid clubroot in your canola? At Crop Diagnostic School in Carman this past July, Dane Froese with Manitoba Agriculture offered six things producers can do to help reduce their risk of having clubroot appear in their fields.
Clubroot galls on a canola plant. (Video screengrab from Canola Council of Canada via YouTube)
Crops

Clubroot able to beat resistant canola reaches Manitoba

By ,
A strain of clubroot able to club the roots of some resistant canola varieties has made its way east to Manitoba. Manitoba’s agriculture department reported Friday that clubroot pathotype 3A — a strain that can “overcome some first-generation sources of genetic resistance” in commercial canola — has been positively identified in the south-central rural municipality
Clubroot affects all cruciferous plants – not just canola (seen here) – which includes brassica oilseeds such as mustard.
Crops, News

Organic farmers don’t get a pass on clubroot

Clubroot can also infect mustard, radish and other brassicas

By
Organic farmers are mistaken if they think they will be spared from the clubroot infestation making its way across the Prairies because they don’t grow canola, a crops extension specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture says. Brent Flaten warned growers attending the SaskOrganics annual conference March 29 the disease affects all cruciferous plants, and that includes brassica
Blooming canola field at sunset
News, Oilseeds

Canola council moving on without Richardson

Outgoing chair optimistic about the future of canola and the CCC

By
When Richardson International, Canada’s largest grain company, ceased being among the Canola Council of Canada’s (CCC) core funders last year, it raised questions about the group’s future. But after a lot of hard work in 2018 reviewing its operations and setting new priorities, the CCC is in good shape, outgoing chair David Dzisiak told reporters

AgCanadaTV

AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Sept. 5, 2025

Sponsored By:
More Videos →

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast

Latest Market News

More Market News →