We have hay sample kits at DPIRD Geraldton for anyone wanting to get the free test for Annual ryegrass toxicity (ARGT)

It’s concerning to see a lot of leaf rust on late maturing susceptible wheat varieties this year. Need to keep green bridge management in mind over summer if we get summer rain!

Timely for this time of year when considering patches in your crops

Huge contrast this year in canola crops in Geraldton port zone at least. The crops that emerged on significant rainfall from cyclone Narelle in late March are dense, bulky canopy + flowered in July = the ones with Sclerotinia. This crop at Three Springs also has powdery mildew

Patches evident in lots of crops this year, investigate the cause before next season. While on farms for our soilborne disease research (SBDI) we are also conducting crop disease surveillance, #PestfactsWA reports & tracking disease incidence each year @DPIRDbroadacre @GRDCWest

We are part of the national soilborne disease initiative (SBDI) program 3, in WA we (DPIRD) are researching disease management strategies for Sclerotinia, rhizoctonia, crown rot and nematodes in broadacre crops

Basal (ground level) Sclerotinia in lupin crop near Yuna today, we at DPIRD are continuing research on this challenging pathogen as part of the Soilborne disease Initiative, a national research program funded by GRDC, with great collaboration from lupin growers

Join me at the webinar, a great new tool assists in making fungicide decisions for lupin sclerotinia. Based on extensive field research across Australia including our decade of research from Geraldton WA and developed by the DPIRD disease modelling team @DPIRDbroadacre @GRDCWest