News - Fusarium

The Executive Director of Winter Cereals Canada reports winter cereal crops that were planted last fall are in excellent condition.

The program manager for quality assurance with the Canadian Grain Commission reports 2014 has been one of the worst years ever for fusarium head blight damage in winter wheat.

The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada reports exceptionally high levels of fusarium head blight infection in this year’s winter wheat crop is creating a significant challenge for those planning to feed the grain to livestock.

A winter wheat breeder with the University of Manitoba recommends the selection of fusarium resistant varieties combined with good agronomic practices to reduce the risk of fusarium head blight.

The Executive director of Winter Cereals Canada is advising farmers planning to seed winter wheat this fall to secure seed as soon as possible and to choose Emerson.

The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada says fusarium head blight has been the biggest factor affecting the quality of this year’s winter wheat crop.

The executive director of Winter Cereals Canada reports excess moisture has taken a dramatic toll on the quality of winter cereal crops planted last fall.

Canterra Seeds expects a new variety of winter wheat, scheduled for broad-scale introduction in the fall of 2014, to be particularly popular in areas of western Canada most susceptible to Fusarium Head Blight.

Canterra Seeds says seed supplies for Western Canada’s first fusarium resistant wheat will be broadly available next fall.

A winter wheat breeder with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada expects prairie farmers to look at AC Emerson, a new fusarium head blight resistant red winter wheat, as a suitable replacement for CDC Falcon when that variety is re-classified in 2014.