Healthy field peas thrive in a Manitoba field.

Research lays siege against pulse root rots

Pulse root rot research suggests mix of genetics and seed treatments gain traction against aphanomyces and fusarium

Pulse root rot research suggests mix of genetics and seed treatments gain traction against aphanomyces and fusarium.


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.