The Saskatchewan government has released the latest Clubroot distribution map, outlining the RM’s where clubroot has been found. The soil-borne disease can cause significant yield losses in susceptible crops like canola and when environmental conditions are favourable. Key to reducing yield losses include crop rotation, resistant varieties and sanitation practices. Last year, over 500 fields […]
The Saskatchewan government and SaskCanola have released the latest clubroot survey map. The map shows the clubroot pathogen has been detected in soil samples in another nine fields, for a total of 38 fields in Saskatchewan. These results are compiled each year through ministry surveys and samples submitted by producers. The areas affected are north […]
The Saskatchewan agriculture ministry says 24 more fields in this province have been found with the clubroot pathogen, which can devastate canola fields. Visible clubroot symptoms have been confirmed in 75 commercial fields since 2017. These results are compiled each year by survey and samples. Last year, 231 soil samples were submitted from across […]
Free clubroot tests are available to any provincial grower wanting to know the spore level in their soil. Private sector agrologists have also been been contacted to ensure the most at-risk fields are identified and tested. “The agrologists are scouting the fields already (and) they can play a role,” said Wayne Truman, chair of SaskCanola. […]
Agriculture minister David Marit has announced crop research funding of $11-million for this year. Marit says the federal-provincial funding will cover 47 crop-related research projects. He says the projects include clubroot management, herbicide resistance and improving crop yields. Marit says grain research has a payback of almost $9for every dollar put into it. Various provincial […]
The Saskatchewan government has released an updated version of the Clubroot Distribution Map, outlining the areas where clubroot has been found. Agriculture minister David Marit says clubroot has been confirmed in 51 commercial canola fields, a rise of 8 since last January. In addition, he says the clubroot pathogen was detected in 5 fields […]
Dogs have been trained to sniff out drugs or track down criminal suspects. But a trial this year saw a pair of dogs taught how to look for canola plants with clubroot. To find the disease, you have to pull a plant and examine the roots for galls, which can be a time-consuming process. Michael Harding […]
