Sanitation key to keeping clubroot out of Manitoba

The best way to keep clubroot from damaging canola yields is to do whatever it takes to keep it out of your fields, Manitoba Agriculture’s plant pathologist told farmers attending Manitoba Ag Days recently. “For clubroot to occur, the pathogen needs to be present in the field,” Philip Northover said. That seems like stating the

Breakthrough genetic solution for clubroot coming soon

Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, is poised to provide canola growers in clubroot-affected areas with a new solution. The company, with assistance from industry experts and independent researchers, is racing to bring a new canola hybrid to market next year that provides genetic resistance to the disease. “This breakthrough will have tremendous benefits to canola