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@chinookag Great point Craig. Stripe rust was added as a Priority 1 disease by the Prairie Recommending Committee for Wheat, Rye and Triticale in around 2007 with a 10 year lag time before it was considered for merit by the PRCWRT Disease Evaluation Team. Consult your prov. variety guides.

Don't forget that selecting a wheat variety rated R for stripe rust was often the difference between spraying and not spraying in 2025

After tillering, stripe rust of wheat develops parallel to leaf veins, giving the foliage a distinct striped appearance. After infection, the fungus may produce new generations of spores in as few as 10 days under optimal conditions. The primary means to manage stripe rust is to plant resistant varieties. Consider applying fungicides to susceptible varieties if stripe rust has been detected in the region and forecasted conditions are favorable for disease development and spread. Applications at flag leaf emergence help protect the flag leaf and reduce yield loss. Read more in An Overview of Stripe Rust from Extension at cropprotectionnetwork.org/publications/a…. @badgercropdoc @MartinChilvers1 @cropdoc08 @AlbertTenuta @travisfaske @SaskWheat @wheatgrowers @USWBSI @wheatsd @mnwheat #wheat @pcdmn @baldpathologist

#PCDMN supporting #Plant26 for #WestCdnAg

Prairie cereal producers: start preparing for potential Prairie stripe rust issues in 2026! prairiecropdisease.com/2026/03/06/pra…

Dr. Chen indicates that these early March 2026 observations are “the most widespread and severe stripe rust by this time of year in Washington since 2011.”

As of March 3, 2026, Dr. Chen, WSU/USDA Pullman, WA reports that there are widespread observations of actively sporulating stripe rust infections in multiple Washington State counties.

Watch @realagriculture webinar featuring SaskOilseeds Agronomist Ian Epp, where they discuss best practices for #VerticilliumStripe and #Blackleg management: realagriculture.com/2026/02/the-ag… #Canola #CropDisease #CropManagement

73 RMs were confirmed to have verticillium stripe in the 2025 season. Visit our website for more information and to check out the survey map: saskatchewan.ca/business/agric… #SaskAG

Mycotoxin Management in Corn Silage. Check out the new CPN TV episode at youtu.be/nK_y3V1fG8U. Featuring @badgercropdoc & @MartinChilvers1. @UWMadison @MSUEFieldCrops @MSUExtension @WIAgContent @wicorngrowers @MI_Corn @NationalCorn #corn #silage #mycotoxins

Preorders for the 2026 #Bluebook are now being accepted at albertabluebook.com. Get a jump on planning your growing season by ordering your copy today! #westcdnag

An accurate grade starts with a representative sample. More about taking a representative sample from a grain stream: ow.ly/YYTG50XYcN8

The PCDMN monitors Dr. Chen's forecasts as stripe rust risk and development in the PNW has implications for Prairie wheat producers.

Stripe rust overwinters in the Pacific Northwest (PNW) on winter wheat crops and late fall and winter temperature conditions are used to gauge the extent of overwintering potential and subsequent stripe rust risk by Dr. Dr. Xianming Chen, USDA-ARS, and WSU, Pullman, WA.

Initial 2026 Pacific Northwest stripe rust forecast: A heads-up for Prairie wheat producers prairiecropdisease.com/2026/01/06/ini… #PCDMN supporting #Plant26 for #WestCdnAg

Fungicide Use in Field Crops. Read the web book at cropprotectionnetwork.org/web-books/fung… From @alabamaED @MartinChilvers1 @cropdoc08 @dsmuelle @badgerbean @travisfaske @badgercropdoc @AlbertTenuta @NDSUExtension @ISUExtension @UNLExtension. #corn #soybean #fungicide

Powdery Mildew of Canola – Fall 2025 Late season development of powdery mildew in canola has come up again in 2025. The PCDMN has prepared an overview on this issue which can be found at the link below: prairiecropdisease.com/2025/10/24/pow… #PCDMN supporting #Plant25 for #WestCdnAg

How were your yields this year? Whether they were great or poor, this will influence your soil nutrient reserves. Fall is the most convenient time for soil sampling & can help you make fertilizer decisions for the coming spring. More about technique & interpretation here: canolacouncil.org/canola-watch/f… #SoilSampling #Agronomy #SoilNutrients #SaskAg @canolacouncil @CanolaWatch

Fusarium stalk rot causes shredded pith that may be tan to light pink. Brown streaks may be observed on the lower internodes. The fungi overwinter in corn residue, other dead plant residue, and in corn seed. Resistance to Fusarium stalk rot is available. Rotation and tillage will reduce inoculum. @DTelenko @badgercropdoc @MandyBish1 @MartinChilvers1 @maddishires @alisonrISU @tjcksn @baldpathologist @alabamaED @travisfaske @ppp_trey @MahDuffeck @cropdoc08 @NationalCorn #corn #harvest25

Barley yellow dwarf (BYD) of wheat is widespread throughout the U.S. and Canada. Aphids that carry the virus overwinter in winter wheat and can spread the virus to spring wheat. Varieties resistant to BYD are available. Altering planting date can help avoid virus transmission to young, susceptible wheat plants. Insecticide use for aphid management is generally not economically beneficial. Eliminate grass hosts to remove the green bridge between wheat crops. This includes eliminating volunteer wheat plants in or near fields where wheat will be planted. @travisfaske @BorisCamiletti @maddishires @AlbertTenuta @badgercropdoc @baldpathologist @ppp_trey @DTelenko @MartinChilvers1 @MandyBish1 @OSUwheatdisease @PACropDoc #wheat @SaskWheat

What factors should be considered when picking the right #canola cultivar for each field? This decision tree from @CanolaWatch can help guide the selection process: canolacouncil.org/canola-watch/f…