b'the 2022 tracking system, but she cautions farmers to check the counts that co-operators record to the province for its pheromone traps online. That gives you an indication that those numbers are starting to build and you need to be scouting for themnot just in canola in peas and faba beans, she says.Barkley recommends farmers to use seed treatments if they have encountered any of these pests in 2022 to reduce the incidence of them this growing season. Cereal Crop Disease WoesFor barley, one of the main issues it could face is scald, Turkington says. If youre farming in some of the cooler and moist regions, such as along the corridor from Edmonton down through Olds, he recommends keeping an eye out for scald and net blotch.Those are the two issues that potentially could be a concernFarmers in the central region of the province should keep their eye out for wheatwhether they develop is largely dependent on seasonalmidge this growing season.PHOTO: SJBARKLEYweather conditions, variety susceptibility and rotation, Turkington adds.The scald pathogen and septoria complex pathogens in wheat produces spores which are dispersed via rain splash, so frequent rains are needed for disease development. Net blotch, tan spot, rusts and spot blotch, meanwhile are dispersed by the wind, so they may not need as wet of conditions as scald to develop and spread. For barley and wheat crops, Turkington recommends you look at what diseases youve faced historically. If you had problems with leaf spot complex the last time you grew barley or wheat, then theres a good chance you might have issues again this year.To reduce disease risk in your cereal crops Turkington recommends you look at your soil zone and what diseases youve faced historically. Then based on previous issues in your fields, pick cereal varieties which are resistant to those diseases, lengthen crop rotations and use a fungicide. In regions plagued with grasshoppers in 2022, farmers should expect to see Depending on the variety that you grow, depending on themore of the pest again in 2023. PHOTO: SJBARKLEYweather conditions that you have, the amount of rainfall, the frequency of rainfall, the occurrence of dew, that will dictate what particular diseases should develop, he adds.Root Rot on the Way for Pulse CropsPulse crops beware, root rots are on the way, specialists say. As always, the one to look out for in pulse crops is root rots in both peas and lentils. 2022 was ended up with some pockets of really wet areas in June, particularly in central Alberta, and then actually even some areas in southern Alberta, Syama Chatterton, pulse pathologist at AAFC Lethbridge, says in a phone interview.Well, it isnt known yet what weather conditions pulse crops will face in 2023, Chatterton adds if there are high levels of moisture then root rots will be a problem. Scald in barley could be a concern in 2023 for those farming in some of the cooler Aphanomyces, Fusarium, Rhizoctonia and Pythium root rotand moist regions, such as along the corridor from Edmonton down through Olds. complexes all are all present in Alberta soils, Robyne BownessPHOTO: KELLY TURKINGTON42seed.ab.ca'