In-Season Updates

 Although the period for scouting, risk assessment, and fungicide use has drawn to a close for cereal leaf spots in 2022,  producers and consultants may want to look at end-of season assessments. Late season crop scouting is critical for assessing the prevalence, severity and impact of these disease issues. Moreover, where unsprayed check strips or areas…

We are fast approaching the time when you can rate sclerotinia stem rot in your canola. Ideally, plants should be rated within a week or so before the crop would normally be swathed (if it was being swathed of course). Once the crop starts to turn, rating becomes very difficult.  Key characteristics of sclerotinia infections…

We continue to work on refining the Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network Quick Disease Reporter Tool (PCDMN QDRT) to make it more user friendly, while also respecting confidentiality and privacy.  The QDRT now logs reports solely based on municipalities within Provinces.  The GPS component of the tool has been removed and thus reports can be submitted…

The latest Prairie PCDMN wind trajectory cereal rust risk report is available for download now at the following link: June 28 to July 4, 2022 report.   As of the week of June 28-July 4, 2022 the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessments and need for in-crop scouting are as follows: Pacific Northwest – There was a…

Five wheat fields have been confirmed positive for Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) in southern Alberta from Pincher Creek to Medicine Hat. WSMV is a pathogen that is endemic to Alberta and shows up occasionally in wheat and winter wheat crops, but rarely on barley. The last time Alberta had a WSMV outbreak was 2015…

On June 1, 2022 we launched the updated Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network Quick Disease Reporter Tool (PCDMN QDRT) for the 2022 growing season (https://prairiecropdisease.blogspot.com/2022/06/announcing-2022-launch-of-prairie-crop.html).   This blog post and others regarding the PCDMN QDRT in 2021 and 2022 are now outdated as various updates have been done with the app.  These updates have been focused…

The latest Prairie PCDMN wind trajectory cereal rust risk report is available for download now at the following link: June 21 to 27, 2022 report.   As of the week of June 21-27, 2022 the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessments and need for in-crop scouting are as follows: Pacific Northwest – There was a moderate number…

2022 moisture conditions in many Prairie regions are shaping up to be conducive for the development of leaf spot diseases in barley and wheat.  Although crop rotation and variety resistance are useful strategies, rotations typically need to be at least two years between host crops.  In addition, the variety being grown may not have a…

The latest Prairie PCDMN wind trajectory cereal rust risk report is available for download now at the following link: June 14 to 20, 2022 report.   As of the week of June 14-20, 2022 the overall Prairie cereal rust risk assessments and need for in-crop scouting are as follows:  Pacific Northwest – There was a larger number…