Farmers are encouraged to scout their fields for stripe rust disease so that they know if fungicide applications are warranted
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Stripe rust confirmed in Alberta fields
Farmers are encouraged to scout their fields for stripe rust disease so that they know if fungicide applications are warranted
Fungicide spraying season approaches for peas
Mistaking bacterial and fungal diseases like mycosphaerella can be a costly mistake for farmers
Mistaking bacterial infections versus fungal diseases an be a costly mistake for Canadian farmers growing peas and other pulse and soybean crops.
Firm hopes to fill generic input void
Farmers Business Network Canada plans to step in now that AgraCity has left the market
Farmers Business Network Canada says it can help fill the void left by AgraCity in the generic crop protection product business.
Later spraying may help with DON
Agronomists change their advice as to when to spray for fusarium infection
Wheat growers in North Dakota have altered how they use fungicides to control fusarium head blight.
Later called better when spraying for fusarium
Some advice to growers still recommends spraying earlier, but researchers say recent studies point in the opposite direction
Prairie wheat growers could be getting poor control of fusarium head blight because they’re applying fungicides too early.
Biologicals business receives funding boost
WINNIPEG — A Vancouver company with ambitions of making biologicals “the future” of crop protection and pest solutions has secured investment from a major player in Canada’s agricultural industry. On Tuesday morning, Catalera BioSolutions announced the initial close of its Series A funding round. S2G Ventures, a venture capital firm in Chicago, is leading the […] Read more
Wet conditions stoke sclerotinia fears
The Canola Council of Canada said split fungicide applications will protect canola longer if the bloom period is delayed
Glacier FarmMedia – Manitoba canola producers are hoping this season will echo last year’s scarcity of sclerotinia, but recent wet conditions may have laid groundwork for the fungus to return. Dry weather last year tamped sclerotinia. The yearly disease survey found that, of 129 surveyed fields, only 13 per cent showed signs of the disease. […] Read more
AIM23: Come see the science that’s continuing to transform farming
Today’s cutting edge crop science could seem an intimidating matter, involving chemistry, biology and physics well beyond the elementary stuff most of us struggled with in high school. But it’s very, very easy to see and feel the excitement and enthusiasm of the folks who dedicate their careers and lives to developing new solutions and […] Read more
Fungal infections pose increasing risk to crops
Scientists at the University of Exeter, U.K., authored a commentary published recently in the journal Nature, highlighting the threats of fungal infection to crops. Growers worldwide lose between 10 and 23 percent of their crops to infection annually, despite widespread use of fungicides. Another 10 to 20 percent is lost to problems post-harvest.
Nanoparticle structures could help agriculture
Researchers are working to develop the “next generation” of insecticides that delivers active ingredients directly to pests
“Nanotechnology has implications on every stage of farming, including seed germination, growth, harvest, processing, storage and transport of agricultural products,” says a 2022 paper from the Journal of Agriculture and Food Research.
