Pulse School: Weather patterns change the fungicide playbook

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August 03, 2025

Source: RealAgriculture.com

In this episode of Pulse School, Robyne Davidson, pulse and special crops research scientist at Lakeland College, highlights how understanding crop-specific disease dynamics and staying responsive to weather patterns can help make smarter, more economically-driven fungicide choices.

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Canola School: Flowering & post-flowering pests can take a bite out of yield

August 03, 2025

In this episode of Canola School, Amber Bell speaks with Jennifer Otani, field crop entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, about why canola is so attractive to many insects and which pests growers should be wa...

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The Agronomists: Tar spot control with Stephanie Divitaris & Albert Tenuta

July 25, 2025

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Stephanie Divitaris of Syngenta and Albert Tenuta of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness to talk tar spot's identification in Ontar...

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Tar spot is here! ON confirms first finding of the season

July 11, 2025

Tar spot, a new yield-robbing leaf disease, has arrived in Ontario corn fields as expected and farmers are being encouraged to get out and scout and protect their crop's yield potential. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Fo...

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MB watches 2025 true armyworm migration

July 06, 2025

True armyworm numbers blowing into Manitoba haven’t sparked alarm in 2025, but agriculture entomologists urge farmers to scout their crops anyway for the damaging pest insect. Find out more on its migration from this Weste...

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Crucifer still dominant flea beetle species eating MB canola

July 06, 2025

There are 86 species of flea beetles in Manitoba. The province says about 10 of Manitoba’s 86 species are canola eaters. Of those, only two are likely to appear in high numbers: crucifer and striped. Striped flea beetles h...

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