Charcoal rot found in Manitoba

Charcoal rot found in Manitoba

Soybean and dry bean crops have a new fungal disease threat on the horizon

Charcoal rot, a soil-borne fungal disease known for causing yield loss in the U.S., has made its way into Manitoba's soybeans and dry beans.

Julia Leeson (standing) and a student record vegetation cover data at a field boundary.

Research weighs value to farm from field edges

Researchers hope to weigh whether the value of a ditch or shelterbelt, which is prime pollinator habitat, outweighs the weed or disease risk

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers in Saskatchewan hope to weigh whether the value of a ditch or shelterbelt, which is prime pollinator habitat, outweighs the weed or disease risk.







Yellow-orange coloured lesions of stripe rust can bee seen on the leaves of infected cereal plants.

Cereal leaf diseases make mark in Manitoba

Tan spot, stripe rust among cereal leaf diseases Manitoba producers are fighting

Variable rains and cool weather in the spring have created lots of opportunity for these diseases to thrive. Field crop pathologist David Kaminski outlines a few to be aware of.



Canola blooming in a field in south-central Manitoba.

Canola council arms against sclerotinia

To spray fungicide or not to spray? Canola Council of Canada may have the answer

Wet field conditions may mean higher sclerotinia risk. The Canola Council of Canada has launched a three-part planning tool and resource library to help take the guesswork out of fungicide spraying decisions.

Yellow-orange coloured lesions of stripe rust can bee seen on the leaves of infected cereal plants. Photo: OMAFRA

Stripe rust in the wind

Recent weather conditions may have given Manitoba an aerial dose of stripe rust spores

Producers are urged to monitor their fields for stripe rust and other diseases and to ensure timely fungicide application after wind analysis showed stripe rust spores might have blown in during the last month.