The Agronomists, Ep 145: The clubroot conundrum with Marissa Robitaille Balog and Stephen Stelkov
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Clubroot is a persistent, destructive, soil-borne disease of canola that lurks in soil waiting to be carried by equipment, boots, wheels, or even wind to a new field. First found in an Alberta canola field over 20 years ago, clubroot is now found in each of the Prairie Provinces and some of the northern American... Read More
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