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Low Vomitoxin In Canadian Wheat

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Canada’s wheat crop has only low levels of the toxin that has caused Brazil to impose strict testing on United States wheat shipments, the Canadian Wheat Board said Sept. 19. Brazil sanitary officials said Sept. 18 they will test incoming U. S. wheat shipments for traces of vomitoxin, a toxin that can sicken humans and
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Kane Manitoba’s Most Popular Wheat Variety In 2009

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“I think the real story behind it is its parents. It’s (Kane) a cross between Domain and McKenzie.” – TODD HYRA A new upstart variety has finally pushed AC Barrie from its throne after 10 years as Manitoba’s most popular Red Spring wheat. Manitoba farmers planted 468,770 acres of Kane last spring, versus 418,839 acres
Cereals, Crops, Forages

Crop Report – for Aug. 13, 2009

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SOUTHWEST REGION Rainfall over the past week varied from 10 to 50 mm. The majority of cereal crops are in the dough stage. Producers have started desiccating winter wheat and some producers have started cutting fall rye. The late-seeded and reseeded canola crop is still flowering. Some flax fields are showing colour change. Sunflower crops
Cereals, Crops

Early Warning For Fusarium In Oats Lacking

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The symptoms of fusarium head blight in cereal crops are classic. Portions of the heads appear bleached, blighted and straw coloured. But while it’s easy to detect fusarium in wheat and barley, it’s not so easy in oats. Commercial oats tend not to show symptoms of the disease until the crop is practically in the
Cereals, Crops

WGRF Investigates Fusarium In Oats

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Disease resistance traits isolated from oat varieties in South America are assisting in the development of improved fusarium resistance in Canadian oats. The effects of fusarium head blight in wheat and barley have been well documented over the past two decades. Mycotoxins produced by the fungi responsible can make pigs sick and cause beer to
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New Glenn CWRS Wheat Rated “Fair” For FHB Tolerance

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“We think best management practices still need to apply (with Glenn) and that may include using a fungicide at relevant times. By no means do we think the farmer can walk away from the agronomics and think that the product is going to look after itself.” – RICHARD KIEPER Glenn, a newly registered Canada Western
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Farmer Funds Behind Flood Of New CWRS Wheats Coming

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“It was a pretty strong showing (this year) for CWRS wheat. What we’re seeing now is the WGRF (Western Grain Research Foundation) checkoff really kicking in.” – GRAHAM WORDEN An unprecedented nine new wheats eligible for the top Canada Western Red Spring (CWRS) class were recommended for registration during this year’s Prairie Grain Development Committee’s
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Multiple strategy best for fusarium fight

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“Timing is very important for optimum efficiency.” – Pam De Rocquigny Using several techniques to protect crops from fusarium head blight (FHB) is better than just one, but if the weather is right for the fungus disease, farmers’ best efforts will be in vain. “You as producers can do everything in your power to mitigate
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Rating wheats for fusarium tolerance isn’t arbitrary

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The system used to rate a wheat variety’s tolerance to fusarium head blight (FHB) is science based, but it doesn’t mean ratings don’t sometimes change, Pam de Rocquigny told farmers here Jan. 21 at Ag Days. “They change for two reasons – there is further testing in the co-op trials… and because of performance in
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CWB opens CWRS fusarium program

Prairie wheat growers with fusarium-infected No. 2, 3 or 4 Canada Western Red Spr ing (CWRS) wheat on their hands can now sign up for the Canadian Wheat Board’s 2008-09 fusarium program. A separate CWB fusarium program was put in place last month for No. 2 Canada Western Red Winter (CWRW), for which sign-up began

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