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The symptoms of lameness related to ergot toxicity can be mistaken for foot rot in the initial stages, but do not respond to treatment.
Beef cattle, Cereals, Livestock

Frozen ears and feet— but not from the cold

Ergot contaminated feed is causing a wide range of easily misdiagnosed herd health problems in Western Canada

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Long, brutally cold Prairie winters could be masking signs of a serious toxin lurking in livestock producers’ feed bins, a University of Calgary veterinary professor warned feed and livestock industry officials recently. Dr. Eugene Janzen, assistant dean of clinical practice, said he was initially perplexed in the winter of 2013 when he observed Alberta feedlot
Spring wheat infected with fusarium head blight.
Cereals, Crops, News

‘Interesting weather’ raises fusarium head blight risk

Winter wheat is at risk now with spring wheat soon to follow

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The fusarium head blight risk in most of Manitoba was rated “extreme” June 26 by Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD) and was expected to remain that way this week. “People should be getting prepared to protect their (winter and spring wheat) crops (with a fungicide),” MAFRD plant pathologist Vikram Bisht said in an
Field crop research plot.
Cereals, Crops

Feed grain co-op’s new variety WFT 603 crosses registration hurdle

WFGDC marks a milestone in its goal of offering a lower-risk feed grain alternative to corn

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There’s a new wheat in town, and it wasn’t developed by any of the usual suspects. WFT 603, a general purpose wheat variety from the Western Feed Grain Development Co-op Ltd. (WFGD Co-op), recently crossed the regulatory hurdles for registration and will be distributed to members by next spring. “Our seed will be competitive with
Cereals, Crops, News

Alliance seeks improved wheat photosynthesis, nutrient use

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Alliance seeks improved wheat photosynthesis, nutrient use The Canadian Wheat Alliance wants to boost wheat yields by developing new varieties with increased tolerance to drought, heat, cold and diseases such as fusarium head blight and rust. “By working in an integrated fashion and bringing in additional collaborators and contributors, the alliance is striving to ensure
Cereals, Crops, News

AgCanada boss says budget cuts won’t affect fusarium head blight research

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Recently retired plant pathologists Andy Tekauz and Jeannie Gilbert will be replaced, 
but the positions will be in Morden, not Winnipeg

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada isn’t easing up in the battle against fusarium head blight, says the director general for the department’s Prairie/Boreal Plain Ecozone. “Fusarium work is a high priority,” said Stephen Morgan Jones. “It is, along with the rust diseases, a very high priority for us.” Jones said two recently retired fusarium experts from
Cereals, Crops, News

Scientists are watching Ug99 closely

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Wheat experts are stepping up monitoring of a crop disease first found in Africa in 1999 to minimize the spread of a deadly fungus that is also a threat in Asia, experts said Aug. 31. A “Rust-Tracker,” using data supplied by farmers and scientists, could now monitor the fungus in 27 developing nations across 42
Cereals, Crops, Forages, News, Oilseeds

Crop holding its own as rainy weather continues

Provincial Summary:  Seeding progress in Manitoba is estimated to be 98 per cent complete. Some reseeding is still occurring.  Generally, the condition of most crop types is rated as good.  Heavy rains in some areas of Manitoba have resulted in ponding and saturated soil conditions, mainly in the lower and poorly drained areas of the
Cereals, Crops, News

Fungicide season has begun

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Flag leaf stage applications provide the best protection Winter wheat is at, or near the stage, for applying fungicides to protect it from various leaf diseases and spring wheat isn’t far behind, says Holly Derksen, a plant pathologist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI). Some winter wheat fields were at the flag-leaf stage
Cereals, Crops

New fungicide options available this year

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There are a couple new fungicide combinations available to Manitoba farmers this year and perhaps a new one if final regulatory approval comes in time. BASF’s Twinline combines the active ingredients in the fungicides Headline (Group 11) and Caramba (Group 3) into one jug. The product controls a number of cereal diseases including leaf, stem
Cereals, Crops

Winter wheat can germinate in spring

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There are reports circulating of agronomists telling producers to reseed winter wheat fields that have just germinated this spring. As I understand, it is related to the process of vernalization and whether it has occurred or not. Last fall I wrote a Crops eNews article titled “What Happens if My Winter Wheat Didn’t Emerge?” –

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