b'Random sampling requires field access and is essential for good quality information used to make informed management decisions. He notes that while provincial disease monitoring may not be critical information for an individual farm, its collectively important because it informs forecasts for the coming year, provides early warnings for emerging issues or even as far as helping to resolve a trade or tariff issue.If [a buyer from a country] says you have this pest and were closing the market to you, were not going to receive any more of your commodity, its nice to have four years of survey data in your pocket to deal with that rather than say, OK, well, give us four years to start surveying to see if its here.Harding says working with federal bodies such as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and AAFC collaboratively make everyones life easier when it comes to resolving these types of issues, and he and his team are always keen to partner up.We have a lot of proof and evidence that Albertas crops are some of the cleanest, healthiest with the best quality anywhere in the world. Thats one of the things that we look at and it shows some of the value of these programs.For Kelly Turkington, a federal plant pathologist based in Lacombe, Alta., he says the situation is cut-and-dry regarding field access.Mike Harding, provincial government worker at Brooks, Alta To develop effective strategies to mitigate these diseases, we need to know what is out there for producers, he says. Sometimes its not considered to be an important activity. Its not considered to be research, and I find that very disappointing because its a foundational activity to all of the other subsequent research done by pathologists, molecular biologists and breeders.How Government ResearchersPlant pathogens can adapt to host resistance genes and Can Enter Your Field Throughoutpotentially develop fungicide resistance, while disease patterns can begin to emerge in relation to emerging weather patterns.Further the Prairie Region research and associated technology transfer provides producers FederalProvincialwith key information to make informed variety selections and Employees Employees fungicide choice and timing decisions.Funding bodies also use survey information to understand what Alberta WrittenUnlimitedemerging issues need research support, which is paid for by farmers permissionaccess, no priorthrough producer groups.from thepermissionThe work, while straightforward and seemingly elementary, landowner required ushers in huge benefits to both farmers and researchers that has Saskatchewan WrittenText, verbalmassive upside.permissionor writtenWe collect critical samples of diseased plant material, and that from thepermission ismaterial is then used for subsequent research, says Turkington.landowner required fromWhen pathologists obtain contaminated samples, they derive the landowner pure plant pathogen isolates. These isolates are then studied using Manitoba WrittenText, verbalindoor growth facilities and laboratories in relation to virulence permissionor writtenand fungicide sensitivity shifts as well as using molecular tools to from thepermission isfurther characterize pathogen populations. landowner required fromAs better knowledge and understanding of disease and pathogen the landowner characteristics develop, breeders and pathologists can then improve the available varieties and overall disease management strategies. Ultimately this results in producers being able to choose the most effective varieties, fungicides and disease control tools.12seed.ab.ca'