No new clubroot cases identified in 2024

Jan 29, 2025

REGINA — The 2024 Clubroot Distribution Map, identifying the rural municipalities where clubroot has been identified since the first Saskatchewan detection in 2008 has been released.

The map reflects findings from last year's permission-based survey. In 2024, no new cases of canola plants with visible symptoms of clubroot were identified in the province, keeping the total number of fields with confirmed visible symptoms at 82.

However, two additional fields were found to have clubroot pathogen DNA in the soil, increasing the total number of confirmed fields through DNA testing to 45, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture Producers impacted by the detections have been notified.

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Video: Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

After being unavailable in 2024 due to registration issues, dicamba products are returning for Georgia farmers this growing season — but under strict new conditions.

In this report from Tifton, Extension Weed Specialist Stanley Culpepper explains the updated EPA ruling, including new application limits, mandatory training requirements, and the need for a restricted use pesticide license. Among the key changes: a cap of two ½-pound applications per year and the required use of an approved volatility reduction agent with every application.

For Georgia cotton producers, the ruling is significant. According to Taylor Sills with the Georgia Cotton Commission, the vast majority of cotton planted in the state carries the dicamba-tolerant trait — meaning farmers had been paying for technology they couldn’t use.

While environmental groups have expressed concerns over spray drift, Georgia growers have reduced off-target pesticide movement by more than 91% over the past decade. Still, this two-year registration period will come with increased scrutiny, making stewardship and compliance more important than ever.