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Manitoba Livestock Auctions Continuing

Manitoba livestock auctions will continue to provide marketing services and operate live cattle auctions.

However, public access will be restricted until further notice.

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the general public, including consignors and truckers, will not be allowed in the auction markets.

Only essential personnel including staff required to operate the sale, order buyers and livestock inspection personnel will be allowed to enter the auction markets during this time.

Producer checks will be mailed out after the sale.

This decision was was made by the Manitoba Livestock Marketing Association.

 

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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.