
Now is the time to create next year’s battle plan for fusarium
Scouting this year is the first step in limiting the impact of the cereal disease next year

Fusarium risk map launched in Alberta
Available on weatherdata.ca, the information is a tool to help producers decide whether fungicide is needed

Fusarium is tough, but you can fight back, says crop scientist
Planting winter wheat and bumping seeding rates can help, but fungicides aren’t a silver bullet

Even a dry year didn’t slow fusarium’s invasion
Many expected fusarium levels to drop last year, but instead it spread east and north and was worse in the south

Don’t let down your guard when it comes to fusarium
Provincial crop specialist says seed testing and using seed treatment are critical

No ‘silver bullets’ for fusarium — but you can reduce your risk
Longer crop rotations, resistant varieties, and — as a last resort — fungicides are the partial weapons in a weak arsenal

Alberta Wheat Commission funds research
