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In Brief… – for Jul. 8, 2010

Another barn burns: A fire struck a hog barn June 29 in the R. M. of Hanover, killing 150 hogs and causing an estimated $325,000 in damages, Steinbach RCMP say. The barn contained approximately 1,600 hogs, most of which were rescued. A subsequent investigation by the RCMP and Office of the Fire Commissioner determined that
Cereals, Crops

Add Stripe Rust To Your Disease Watch List

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“With any rust the younger the crop is when infected the greater the potential for yield reduction. That’s why one of the main control methods is early planting.” – PAM DE ROCQUIGNY Farmers checking their wheat crops for leaf rust, tan spot and septoria can add stripe rust to the disease watch list. Jason Voogt,
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Disease Threatens What’s Left

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From 10,000 feet, the muddy Prairie fields below soaked with unprecedented rains this spring can be described in one word: dismal. The Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) predicts farmers will seed only 19.2 million acres of wheat and 6.6 million of barley – the smallest acreages since 1971 and 1965, respectively. It estimates 8.5 million to
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FAO Website To Track Wheat Fungus

The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said it had launched a website to track and help prevent the global spread of wheat stem rusts including Ug99, a devastating strain that poses a global threat to production. About 90 per cent of wheat varieties around the world lack resistance to the deadly wind-borne fungus that destroys
Cereals, Crops

Ug99 Wheat Rust Strain Continues To Spread

The devastating Ug99 stem rust has spread to South Africa, Nature magazine reported May 26. It quoted a study saying that the two South African forms of the disease are able to overcome the effects of two resistance genes in wheat that normally prevent stem rust from taking hold. Named because of its discovery in
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Here’s What’s In The Spring Wheat, Triticale Pipeline

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CWRS WHEATS SUPPORTED FOR REGISTRATION BW410: AAFC STEPHEN FOX Agronomy: Yield within the range of the checks. Maturity, height, straw strength, test weight and kernel weight within the range of the checks. Disease rating: Resistant (R) to leaf rust, moderately resistant (MR) to stem rust, bunt and smut. Intermediate (I) resistance to fusarium head blight
Cereals, Crops

Ug99 Stem Rust On The Move

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The question is “when” not “if ” Ug99, a potentially devastating wheat stem rust discovered in Uganda in 1999, will reach Canada, says Winnipeg-based Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada plant pathologist Tom Fetch. Eighty-five per cent of Canadian spring wheat varieties are vulnerable to this new race of fungus disease, so the longer Ug99 stays away
Cereals, Crops

“Wild” Oats May Hold The Key To Rust Resistance

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There’s wild oats, and then there’s “wild” oats. For researchers looking for genes that could improve the ability of domesticated varieties to fend off crown and stem rust, the wild oats that everyone loves to hate – avena fatua – is not even considered a contender. Although it looks tough, tall and hardy, it’s not
Crops, Oilseeds

Headline Gets Emergency Registration For Sunflower Rust

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“Do not panic but rather get out there and scout your field. Early detection is critical. Yield losses can be significant.” – NSAC REPORT BA S F ’s fungicide Headline (pyraclostrobin) has received an emergency-use registration to control sunflower rust, a disease that decimated some fields in Manitoba last year and could be a problem
Cereals, Crops

AAFC Receives Funds To Study Wheat Rust

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The federal government is putting $13 million into the fight against Ug99 – a new strain of wheat stem rust that could decimate world wheat crops. “Canada is a world leader in this kind of research,” said Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Minister Gerry Ritz in a release. “Our scientists are doing important work to help

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