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Clubroot Disease Continues To Spread

The 2020 Saskatchewan Clubroot Distribution Map was released on Monday.
 
The map developed by Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture and SaskCanola shows the disease continues to spread throughout the province.
 
According to the latest report there are currently 75 confirmed canola fields with visible clubroot systems, an increase of 24 from last year.
 
Landowners have been contacted and fields will be monitored closely.
 
The number of fields with the clubroot pathogen detected where there were no visible symptoms has also increased to 29 fields.
 
Overall, 966 fields were examined during the 2020 clubroot monitoring program.
 
Some of those fields are being reported in the South West and West Central part of the province.
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