February 7, 2018
Going to an auction sale this spring? Before bringing home a new machine, check that it's clean outside and in. Soil on used drills, combines and basically any field machinery could contain clubroot spores…
February 7, 2018
Anyone who moves from field to field has a responsibility to reduce their risk of spreading clubroot (and other pests, including aphanomyces and noxious weed seeds). That means avoiding build up of soil on vehicles and boots and, if the vehicle or boots do get muddy, taking time to remove that mud before moving to another farm…
November 8, 2017
Growing a clubroot-resistant variety is an important step in clubroot management for farms with clubroot, for farms in a county, district or municipality with clubroot and for farms adjacent to an area with clubroot…
October 4, 2017
Here are the main ways that clubroot spreads, in order from most to least spores…
September 27, 2017
Here are the main ways that clubroot spreads, in order from most to least spores:…
September 27, 2017
If you missed the swath-timing window to check canola stems for blackleg, you still have lots of time to look for blackleg pseudothecia on old canola stem pieces in fields that will go into canola next year. This can help with seed decisions…
September 20, 2017
This quiz includes a link to the video "Clubroot of canola: Disease cycle" and the resources at clubroot.ca. Take time to learn as much as possible about this disease and how to stop it…
September 20, 2017
Farmers with standing or just-cut crop still have an opportunity to scout for clubroot. Take advantage of an opportunity to scout while waiting to swath or combine. Although clubroot can be detected for some time after swathing, it becomes more difficult to recognize as galls decay…
September 13, 2017
If one in 10 plants has a blackleg rating of 2 or worse, this is a clear sign that the blackleg pathotypes in a field do not align with the……
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