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On a previous program, we heard from Mike Harding, research scientist, plant pathology, with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, about clubroot in the province. Today, he talks about blackleg in canola and what to look for in 2019. He starts with what surveys showed in 2018.

Interview with Mike Harding (2:19 minutes) (1.06 Mb)

Mike Harding was speaking at this year’s Agronomy Update in Lethbridge.

Source : Alberta agriculture and forestry

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