Crop Production Update
- Since the update in the last issue of the Crop Production News, the Crop Protection Lab has received 26 sample submissions. Submissions have included canola, peas, chickpea, wheat, lentil, alfalfa, mustard, barley, faba bean, potato and garlic.
- The lab has diagnosed most of the samples, while work on the others is still in progress. Of the samples mentioned, lab diagnoses have included herbicide damage, insect damage, abiotic stress including heat stress, drought stress, and plant diseases caused by ascomycete plant pathogens.
- The lab has received 269 Dutch elm disease (DED) samples to date this year, and over 90 of these have been within the last two weeks. Many trees with suspected DED are testing negative for this disease, but are positive for another disease of elm called Dothiorella wilt.
- The Crop Protection Lab has also rejected three submitted samples due to a poor quality sample submission. The lab would kindly like to remind lab clients to ensure they are following the sample submission guidelines.
In This Issue
Crop Rotation Options in Central Saskatchewan
Are you a producer in central Saskatchewan and considering adding another crop to your rotation next year? Check out options and factors you may need to think of before you mix it up.
Know Your Enemy: Narrow-Leaved Hawk’s Beard
Keep your eye out this growing season for narrow-leaved hawk’s beard creeping into your fields.