Government of Saskatchewan ministries, Crown corporations and organizations are implementing contingency plans to minimize the impacts of postal service disruption.
Les ministères, sociétés d’État et organismes du gouvernement de la Saskatchewan mettent en œuvre des plans d’urgence visant à réduire les répercussions de l’interruption du service des postes.
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During the previous two weeks the Crop Protection Lab (CPL) received 28 plant disease samples for diagnosis, as well as 127 Elm tree samples that are being tested for Dutch Elm Disease (DED). If you have a tree that you suspect has DED, get it tested! Sample submission guidelines and forms can be found on the Dutch Elm Disease Testing Samples webpage.
The plant disease samples submitted to the lab have been occurring on oats, wheat, barley, peas, lentils, fababean, durum and chickpea. Testing is being completed on some of these samples currently. In addition, the lab is diagnosing many samples as part of the provincial pest surveys. Preliminary results suggest that root health issues are affecting many crops, with both fungal pathogens and oomycetes causing the diseases, the latter being found in most pulse submissions. Some cereal crops have been submitted with signs of insect feeding, diagnosing these samples is difficult as feeding damage can be visually assessed but the insect causing the damage is often not present. If you have signs of insect feeding on your crop and would like a diagnosis, be sure to send in some insects found in the crop, too! All sample submissions to the CPL should adhere to the sample submission guidelines.
The CPL is also beginning to receive weed seeds to be tested for herbicide resistance. If you have weeds that survived a herbicide application and you would like to have further insight into the problem you can collect seeds and have them tested for herbicide resistance. Submission guidelines can be found on the Herbicide Resistance Testing Samples webpage. The submission deadline is January 15, 2025. Please avoid desiccating the crop prior to weed seed collection as the desiccant can skew test results.
Harvest Desiccation Regulations: Have you ever wondered what happens when you desiccate your crop with an unregistered product?
Get Your Soil Tested for Clubroot: Get your soil tested for clubroot, learn more about the Clubroot Soil Testing Program and how to get your soil testing bag.
