In-Season Updates

  • 2024 Cereal Rust Risk Report (May 27-June 2, 2024)

    The fourth weekly Prairie wind trajectory cereal rust risk report for 2024 is available for download now at the following link: May 27-June 2, 2024 report.   As of the week of May 27-June 2, 2024, the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessment and need for in-crop scouting is as follows: Pacific Northwest – There were moderate numbers…

  • 2024 Plant Disease Issues to Watch Out For: Seed and Seedling Issues

    Unfortunately, plant diseases that occur early in the growing season can be difficult to diagnose.  At this stage the focus is typically on issues affecting seed germination, emergence, stand establishment, and general crop appearance.  Plant diseases such as seed rots, damping off, wirestem, and seedling blights are the main diseases that can be associated with…

  • 2024 Cereal Rust Risk Report (May 20-26, 2024)

    The third weekly Prairie wind trajectory cereal rust risk report for 2024 is available for download now at the following link: May 20-26, 2024 report.   As of the week of May 20-26, 2024, the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessment and need for in-crop scouting is as follows: Pacific Northwest – There were low numbers of reverse…

  • Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network Quick Disease Reporter Tool (PCDMN QDRT): Please contribute your Prairie field crop disease observations in 2024!

    The spring of 2024 started dry in some Prairie regions, but recent rains have resulted in improved moisture conditions for crop establishment and subsequent development.  Most of the Prairies have 30 day rainfall amounts were normal to above normal (Figure 1). Cumulative rainfall has been greatest along the Alberta-Saskatchewan border and across southern regions of…

  • 2024 Cereal Rust Risk Report (May 14-20, 2024)

    The second weekly Prairie wind trajectory cereal rust risk report for 2024 is available for download now at the following link: May 14-20, 2024 report.   As of the week of May 14-20, 2024, the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessment and need for in-crop scouting is as follows: Pacific Northwest – There were relatively low…

  • 2024 Cereal Rust Risk Report (May 7-13, 2024)

    The first weekly Prairie wind trajectory cereal rust risk report for 2024 is available for download now at the following link: May 7-13, 2024 report.   As of the week of May 7-13, 2024, the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessment and need for in-crop scouting is as follows: Pacific Northwest – There were low to moderate…

  • Update on the USA cereal rust situation and potential implications for Prairie cereal producers

    T.K. Turkington, R. Aboukhaddour, and B. McCallum. Previous PCDMN blog posts have highlighted potential emerging stripe rust issues in the USA; unfortunately, this may mean stripe rust issues for Prairie wheat growers. The most recent reports from Dr. Chen, USDA-ARS and Washington State University (WSU), indicated continued development of stripe rust in research plots and…

  • Continuing signs of stripe rust in the USA may foreshadow a risk for Prairie wheat growers in 2024

    T.K. Turkington, AAFC Lacombe, R. Aboukhaddour, AAFC Lethbridge, and B. McCallum, AAFC Morden. Three previous PCDMN blog posts have highlighted potential emerging stripe rust issues in the USA; unfortunately this may mean stripe rust issues for Prairie wheat growers. As mentioned previously stripe rust risk forecasts from Dr. Chen, USDA-ARS and Washington State University (WSU),…

  • Continuing development of stripe rust in the USA may foreshadow a risk for Prairie wheat growers in 2024

    Previous PCDMN blog posts have highlighted potential emerging stripe rust issues in the USA; unfortunately this may mean stripe rust issues for Prairie wheat growers.  Stripe rust risk forecasts from Dr. Chen, USDA-ARS and Washington State University (WSU), indicated the risk of stripe rust for 2024 for the eastern PNW is severe and susceptible winter…

  • 2nd stripe rust forecast for the eastern Pacific Northwest – Dr. X. Chen, March 1, 2024 : An updated heads up for Prairie cereal producers for 2024

    This is an update to a PCDMN post on January 9, 2024.  Updated information from the Pacific Northwest (PNW) of the US provides a further head’s up regarding potential Prairie stripe rust risk in 2024.  In his March 1, 2024 update, Dr. X. Chen, with USDA-ARS and Washington State University, indicates the risk of stripe…