Sclerotinia-resistant canola varieties may be in the cards
A U.S. company develops a trait that it says provides genetic resistance to sclerotinia, which can be challenging for growers.
A San Diego company is closer to commercializing a trait that could protect canola from sclerotinia.
In April, Cibus announced that two of its disease resistance traits for canola have been designated as “not regulated” by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“We are encouraged by USDA-APHIS (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) broad designation for these traits being developed,” said Cibus co-founder Peter Beetham.
Is agriculture extension working in Canada?
Land grant universities mainly handle extension work in the United States; in Canada, it’s described as more of a ‘mish-mash’
WINNIPEG — Canada’s system of getting the latest and most useful information to farmers is very different from what happens in the United States.
South of the border, there are more than 200 land grant universities across the U.S.
All universities teach students and do research, but land grant universities have a third mission — extension.
Later spraying may help with DON - Agronomists change their advice as to when to spray for fusarium infection
WINNIPEG — Wheat growers in North Dakota have altered how they use fungicides to control fusarium head blight.
Many farmers now apply fungicides later, after flowers first appear on wheat heads, to cut the risk of fusarium damaged kernels (FDK) and reduce levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) in cereals.
Western Canadian farmers should make a similar switch, says a plant pathologist with Agriculture Canada in Alberta.
Right now, some agronomists and grower groups say the ideal fungicide timing starts when 75 per cent of wheat heads are fully emerged.