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New late blight fungicide

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Engage Agro Corp. has announced that its Torrent fungicide has been approved for use in Canada. The product is approved for the control of late blight in potatoes, downey mildew in cucurbits and cavity spot in carrots. Additional crops and pests may be added in the future. Torrent is active in all stages of the
Cereals, Crops, News

Practical fusarium management tips

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Neil Galbraith takes an integrated approach to managing fusarium head blight on his farm at Minnedosa. He shared his techniques at the 7th Canadian Workshop on Fusarium Head Blight in Winnipeg recently. Most of the conference speakers were scientists often delivering highly technical information. Galbraith provided a view from the field. Wheat variety selection, seeding
Cereals, Crops

Stripe Rust Overwinters In Alberta For The First Time

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Stripe rust hit Alberta winter wheat hard last year, after it overwintered there for the first time. Plant pathologists blame the insulating effect of the deep, persistent snow cover we had last winter for the stripe rust fungus surviving in southern Alberta. The fungus infected the winter wheat and spread into spring wheat, limiting the
Cereals, Crops

Two Ug99-Resistant Wheat Varieties Developed In Kenya

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STAFF / Two wheat varieties resistant to the deadly Ug99 strain of stem rust are set for release in Kenya, says a report from UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (IRIN). The two varieties, dubbed Eagle10 and Robin, were developed by the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI). Ug99 is named after its discovery
Crops

DuPont Has Two New Fungicides Coming

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Near Carman DuPont expects two of its new fungicides will commercially available to Manitoba farmers next year, and says more is to come. There s lots new coming from DuPont, Dave Kloppenburg, DuPont s launch manager for new insecticides and fungicides said Aug. 3 at the company s research farm. The message is next year,
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Late Blight Found In Tomatoes

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The first case of late blight, the bane of Manitoba tomato growers last year, was confirmed last week on garden tomatoes in Ashern. Five cases of the fungal disease responsible for the Irish Potato Famine in the 1840s, have been detected in potatoes, including in a “sentinel” plot at the Canada-Manitoba Crop Diversification Centre near
Crops

Another Case Of Late Blight Has Been Confirmed

Late blight was confirmed in a field of potatoes near Carman Aug. 18 – the fourth infection detected in Manitoba this summer, said Vikram Bisht, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI). Last year late blight – the fungal disease behind the Irish potato famine of the 1840s – was much
Crops, Oilseeds

Be On Lookout For Bertha Armyworm

The Swan River area is seeing some high levels of armyworm larvae, provincial entomologist John Gavloski says in the Aug. 2 weekly disease and insect update. Some higher levels were also reported from the Beausejour area, but most were over an inch long and it appeared the population was starting to turn to pupae. “Some
Crops

Late Blight Moving North

Confirmed cases of late blight have been reported as of June 28 in the northeastern states of Delaware, New York and Virginia, the Manitoba government’s weekly potato news said July 5. No late blight found or reported in Manitoba. The sentinel plots, with potato and tomato plants, also are being regularly inspected, said Vikram Bisht,
Cereals, Crops

Fusarium Could Be Bad

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Manitoba’s fusarium head blight outlook isn’t good, says Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada research scientist Jeannie Gilbert. But forecasting how widespread FHB, a fungal disease that can produce mycotoxins and lower crop quality and yield, will be is as difficult as predicting the weather, she said during a recent Canadian Wheat Board webinar. “If we

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