Soybean acres in five Manitoba municipalities have been confirmed with soybean cyst nematode infestations as of 2024. Last year, it went beyond lab tests; plants showed visible damage.
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Manitoba farmers urged to guard against soybean cyst nematode
Soybean acres in five Manitoba municipalities have been confirmed with soybean cyst nematode infestations as of 2024
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
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.
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.
Fall scouting for canola fungus
Harvest is the time to measure sclerotinia infection
What blackleg and sclerotinia do to canola, and how you can scout for them or prevent them.
Manitoba cereals fight ergot
Fungal disease helped by wet start to Manitoba growing season
Some Manitoba cereal crops show fungal ergot infections due to wet start to the growing season.
New tank mix boosts aphanomyces seed treatment
New product combo to raise effectiveness from suppression to control
New tank mix to raise effectiveness from suppression to control of aphanomyces.
Return of the rust: Manitoba on guard against cereal leaf diseases
Pathologists say more rainfall led to more disease pressure this season
Pathologists say more rainfall led to more leaf disease pressure this season in Manitoba's cereal crops.
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.
Back to normal for cereal leaf disease in Saskatchewan
Precipitation has more or less returned to normal in Saskatchewan, but that also means cereal growers need to be more aware of leaf and other diseases, says a plant pathologist.
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