In-Season Updates

  • Stripe rust now in central Alberta and additional reports from Manitoba

    The PCDMN has been contacted regarding another stripe rust report from a field of CDC Pilar wheat in Lacombe County. Steve Ramsay, PSI Farms, Red Deer County, contacted the PCDMN on July 12, 2024 to report the observation of low levels of stripe rust in a field of CDC Pilar wheat (photo below). This report…

  • Stripe rust alert for southern Alberta

    Stripe rust alert for Alberta wheat producers July 10, 2024 The Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network was contacted July 9, 2024, by Scott Knutt, SJK Agronomy, Lethbridge, AB regarding stripe rust observations he made yesterday in a winter wheat field in Warner County in southern Alberta.  He observed that stripe rust levels were low to…

  • Updated PCDMN Disease Info Cards – July 7, 2024

    The PCDMN is in the process of updating our existing disease info cards from Phase 1 of the PCDMN as well as developing new cards. You can access updated and new cards as follows: Barley Canola Cereals Wheat

  • Aphanomyces root rot showing up in pea and lentil fields

    Wet spring = increased presence of Aphanomyces root rot in pea and lentil fields Mid-June is the time to scout for Aphanomyces root rot as it will start showing up 4 – 6 weeks after seeding when rainfall has been plentiful. Finding it early makes it easy to distinguish from later-season Fusarium species that will…

  • PCDMN Soil Moisture Maps: Risk of stem rot sclerotial germination, June 24-30, 2024

    This is the second weekly PCDMN soil moisture update in relation to the risk of sclerotinia sclerotial germination and potential risk of stem rot of canola. For details on the background of these updates please visit the first weekly update for 2024. Soil moisture values, particularly near the soil surface, can impact on sclerotial germination….

  • 2024 Cereal Rust Risk Report (June 25-July 1, 2024)

    The eighth weekly Prairie wind trajectory cereal rust risk report for 2024 is available for download now at the following link: June 25-July 1, 2024, report. As of the week of June 25-July 1, 2024, the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessment and need for in-crop scouting is as follows: Pacific Northwest – There were…

  • PCDMN Soil Moisture Maps: Risk of stem rot sclerotial germination, June 17-23, 2024

    June and early July are important months in terms of field crop pathogen and disease development for Prairie farmers.  For diseases such as sclerotinia stem rot of canola and ergot of small grain cereals, suitable pathogen development must occur to produce spores before host infection can take place.  The pathogens associated with both diseases overwinter as…

  • 2024 Cereal Rust Risk Report (June 18-24, 2024)

    The seventh weekly Prairie wind trajectory cereal rust risk report for 2024 is available for download now at the following link: June 18-24, 2024, report. As of the week of June 18-24, 2024, the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessment and need for in-crop scouting is as follows: Pacific Northwest – There were moderate-high numbers…

  • 2024 Cereal Rust Risk Report (June 11-17, 2024)

    The sixth weekly Prairie wind trajectory cereal rust risk report for 2024 is available for download now at the following link: June 11-17, 2024, report. As of the week of June 11-17, 2024, the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessment and need for in-crop scouting is as follows: Pacific Northwest – There were moderate numbers…

  • 2024 Cereal Rust Risk Report (June 4-10, 2024)

    The sixth weekly Prairie wind trajectory cereal rust risk report for 2024 is available for download now at the following link: June 4-10, 2024, report. As of the week of June 4-10, 2024, the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessment and need for in-crop scouting is as follows: Pacific Northwest – There were moderate numbers…