Identifying Rust Diseases of Wheat and Barley Publication

Stripe rust symptoms are increasing in the southwest this week and the following publication  “Identifying Rust Diseases in Ontario”  is a good resource to distinguish between stripe, leaf and stem rust.  This publication was developed by the multi-state and OMAFRA extension and research committees for small grain diseases, NCERA-184 & WERA-97 with support from the Grain […]

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Stay Ahead of Cereal Leaf Beetle

Cereal leaf beetle is starting to show up in some fields in Ontario. A few locations tend to experience a higher frequency of infestations including fields near Dresden, Bolton, Stayner, Seaforth, and Clinton. But this does not mean that other fields in Ontario are not at risk. Cereal leaf beetle (CLB) adults are beetles with […]

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Episode 7 – OMAFRA Field Crop Update

Listen to a summary of whats making news in Ontario field crop production this week. Tell a friend about the OMAFRA field crop update and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or Soundcloud. [iframe]<iframe width=”100%” height=”166″ scrolling=”no” frameborder=”no” src=”https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/263840805&amp;color=ff5500&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false”></iframe>[/iframe] […]

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