
Tag Archives crop diseases

Stripe rust alert in Alberta
Disease found in Oregon three weeks earlier than ever recorded

Resisting fusarium head blight
Plant breeders are making progress in developing wheat varieties that are resistant, but it’s a marathon, not a sprint

Crop rotation impacts canola yields
A new Ag Canada study finds that increasing the number of years in your rotation between canola crops can raise your average canola yields

PCR tests for clubroot in canola
Early clubroot infection is difficult to detect with the naked eye. But a PCR test will do the job

Control the pasmo in your flax
Left untreated, the pasmo fungus can take five to seven bushels per acre from your flax yields. Luckily, farmers have effective fungicide options

Beating back black chaff
Black chaff can lower yields in your wheat field. Make sure your seed is disease free this spring

A smut by any other name
Smut is one of the few diseases that’s not a hot button issue this winter. But true loose smut can cause headaches for barley growers. Here’s how to keep it out of your fields

Fusarium in the bin
A third of CWRS samples submitted to the CGC were downgraded due to fusarium. Now what?
Manitoba Insect and Disease Update: July 25, 2014

Using alfalfa to solve pitfalls
When canola and wheat prices are falling, consider the benefits of alfalfa