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.
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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
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.
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.
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.
New sclerotinia tool on offer
Tool launched by Xarvio for Field Manager platform
Sclerotinia risk tool launched by Xarvio for Field Manager platform
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