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Diseases in Cereal Crops

On a previous program we heard about the insect situation in 2017 and forecasts going into the current crop year. Today, we get a perspective on the disease situation in cereal crops. Kelly Turkington, research scientist with Agriculture Canada, was speaking at Agronomy Update.

Interview with Kelly Turkington (4:28 minutes) (2.04 Mb)

On an upcoming program, Turkington takes a look at a disease outlook for 2018.

 
 
Source : Alberta Ag and Forestry

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