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Farmers sending aid to producers impacted by wildfires

Reports suggest one million acres have been lost in the fires

By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com

U.S. farmers are showing their compassion and sense of community by donating hay, trucking and other items to fellow producers impacted by wildfires that tore through parts of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado.

Below is a collection of Twitter posts documenting support efforts by farmers.


Galatians 6:10 reads "As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith."

Use the hashtag #FarmersHelpingFarmers on social media to see other farmer-led support efforts.


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LALEXPERT: Sclerotinia cycle and prophylactic methods

Video: LALEXPERT: Sclerotinia cycle and prophylactic methods

White rot, also known as sclerotinia, is a common agricultural fungal disease caused by various virulent species of Sclerotinia. It initially affects the root system (mycelium) before spreading to the aerial parts through the dissemination of spores.

Sclerotinia is undoubtedly a disease of major economic importance, and very damaging in the event of a heavy attack.

All these attacks come from the primary inoculum stored in the soil: sclerotia. These forms of resistance can survive in the soil for over 10 years, maintaining constant contamination of susceptible host crops, causing symptoms on the crop and replenishing the soil inoculum with new sclerotia.