The Agronomists: Corn rootworm challenges with Dr. Jocelyn Smith & Greg Stopps

Pest alerts
December 21, 2025

Source: RealAgriculture.com

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Dr. Jocelyn Smith of the University of Guelph-Ridgetown and Greg Stopps to discuss the rising risk of corn rootworm: where we are at with resistance to Bt traits, the risks of corn-on-corn, rotation solutions, lifecycle of the pest, and evaluating damage.

Corn School: Eyeballing the top 5 leaf diseases

December 21, 2025

Corn leaf diseases love wet weather, but regardless of the environmental conditions there are always one or two disease pathogens that will thrive during the summer months. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn Schoo...

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Canola School: Bertha armyworm & cabbage seedpod weevil back on the radar

December 21, 2025

Effective scouting and timely decision-making remain the foundation of managing insect pests in canola, particularly when it comes to bertha armyworm and cabbage seedpod weevil. In this episode of the Canola School, record...

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Canola School: From blackleg to sclerotinia — sorting through the top disease risks

December 08, 2025

In this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola School, Keith Gabert, provincial canola agronomy specialist with Alberta Canola Producers Commission, breaks down some of the top disease questions he hears from growers each yea...

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PhD research takes a closer look at pests & beneficial insects in pulses

September 07, 2025

At Ag in Motion in Saskatchewan, University of Saskatchewan PhD student Teresa Aguiar-Cordero shared how her work with lygus bugs, aphids, and grasshoppers could help growers better understand both pests and their benefici...

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Pulse School: Weather patterns change the fungicide playbook

August 03, 2025

In this episode of Pulse School, Robyne Davidson, pulse and special crops research scientist at Lakeland College, highlights how understanding crop-specific disease dynamics and staying responsive to weather patterns can h...

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Corn School: Eyeballing the top 5 leaf diseases

Canola School: Bertha armyworm & cabbage seedpod weevil back on the radar

Canola School: From blackleg to sclerotinia — sorting through the top disease risks

PhD research takes a closer look at pests & beneficial insects in pulses

Pulse School: Weather patterns change the fungicide playbook