Sign up to be part of provincial disease surveys.
Pest monitoring programs provide valuable information and are used to create forecast maps, be part of research provincially and nationally, guide research decisions, detect and track new or emerging pests and support management decisions.
To participate:
* ALBERTA: email the legal land description(s) of the field(s) you’d like surveyed to Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development provincial plant pathologist, Dr. Michael Harding.
* SASKATCHEWAN: fill in the online sign-up form here. If you have any questions, contact the Agriculture Knowledge Centre at 1-866-457-2377.
* MANITOBA: text Manitoba Agriculture crop pathologist David Kaminski at 204-750-4248 and provide your name, RM, township and email. 2018-2020 results are available here.
Canola disease testing:
Growers are encouraged to survey their fields and take advantage of available disease testing programs to benefit their own farms. Results are not included in provincial surveys.
* ALBERTA: private labs are available for testing.
* SASKATCHEWAN: Free clubroot and blackleg testing is available through SaskCanola and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture. Find out more here.
* MANITOBA: Free blackleg, clubroot and verticillium stripe testing is available through Manitoba Canola Growers’ Pest Surveillance Initiative Lab.
