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Listen: A canola survey in Saskatchewan sees increase in diseases

A survey of Saskatchewan fields found both the prevalence and incidence of blackleg increased. There were higher levels of sclerotinia stem rot and more cases of clubroot.

A separate survey was conducted for the first time for verticillium stripe.

Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture Crops Extension Specialist Kim Stonehouse runs through the statistics from the 2022 survey.

Alice McFarlane is the Agriculture Information Director for Pattison Media in Saskatchewan.

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