Alberta’s farms have been suffering from the spread of fusarium, which has resulted in reduced yields across the province in recent years.

Alberta Agriculture’s scientists will collect wheat spikes from approximately 1,000 wheat fields this year and in 2016, in an attempt to pinpoint specialized management programs for the fungus. 

Read more at The Western Producer.com

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