Clubroot and RM’s / counties ??

[farmaholic]

[QUOTE=bigzee;372593]

I'll settle for a good average.[/QUOTE

I just want good germination.

Ya.....I may be taking too much for granted and getting a bit ahead of myself.

Thanks for snapping me back into reality....lol

[furrowtickler]

As part of the provincial clubroot management plan, the Saskatchewan Clubroot Initiative was established to promote awareness and identify priorities for clubroot prevention and management. In June 2009, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture declared clubroot a pest, giving municipalities powers to control clubroot under The Pest Control Act. These powers include:

The appointment of Pest Control Officers to enforce, enter land, perform inspections, collect specimens or issue orders to any person;
The authority to pass bylaws to prevent, control or destroy clubroot; and
The ability to require individuals to take actions to control or destroy clubroot on the land they own, occupy or control.

Education and awareness continue to be a priority to help producers and industry members prevent the spread of clubroot into and within Saskatchewan. The Clubroot Management Objective aims to promote awareness and minimize the risk of clubroot in Saskatchewan.

What’s the process for the RM’s to make the bylaws? Up to each RM to make there own bylaws for the PCO’s to enforce ?
No doubt prevention is key but just looking into the process and authority on who makes the by laws and what they may be. There is good info on the Canola council of Canada website but the bylaws seem to be different and unique in each RM / County ?
I know the PCO’s in Sask are getting educated on the issue but most to be honest have zero agronomic backgrounds. That may not be an issue but it is concerning .
How much has the clubroot issue affected custom spraying / seeding / spreading / harvesting in clubroot areas of Alberta ?
Also what about property rights as to who or what can enter any of ones property?
Even ATV’s / recreational guys that rip up fields in muddy conditions? Does one have more rights for legal action through the PCO’s clubroot bylaws ? Or should that be addressed through the RM’s making the bylaws?

[AlbertaFarmer5]

The County I'm in checks every field on every quarter every year. If they see any symptoms they send samples away.

[farmaholic]

Another can of worms.....what about agronomic practices on leased/rented land. Are landlords writing canola rotation restrictions into their agreements? Does it matter when it can be tracked into the fields on a tenants machinery from someone else's abused farming practices.

[poorboy]

What about all the oil field traffic. Operators drive from field to field all day. Same as weed sprayers? Other trucks travel to and from infected areas all the time. Surely a big reason for club root spread.

What about commercial truckers? Fertilizer gets hauled in from far distances and often into and out of muddy yards.

[HITTGrapevine]

Just buy clubroot resistant seed from retailer.
I have a neighbor, with 200 cultvated acres. They both work jobs in town. The wife works at the local ag retailer and utilizes the best products available. They are on their 9th consecutive crop of canola. Its working.

haha. working alright … like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. guys that know the disease say over dependence on so-called "resistant" varieties combined with canola-snow-canola rotations is a high-risk approach. But hey, it's their land, not mine. best of luck

[farmaholic]

haha. working alright … like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. guys that know the disease say over dependence on so-called "resistant" varieties combined with canola-snow-canola rotations is a high-risk approach. But hey, it's their land, not mine. best of luck

Ah...no, it's a practice whose affects will reach past the abused fields boundaries. It is your problem.

[ajl]

Another can of worms.....what about agronomic practices on leased/rented land. Are landlords writing canola rotation restrictions into their agreements? Does it matter when it can be tracked into the fields on a tenants machinery from someone else's abused farming practices.

Landlord are writing high rental rates on their lease agreements. Around here it has been canola/wheat for the last 20 years. What else are you going to do? A canola/wheat rotation is about the same as continuous canola. The odd field gets peas or an oats/wheat/canola rotation. County will be 70% canola in 2018 unless the spring is so wet that last year fallow gets fallowed again. Never say never.

[hobbyfrmr]

haha. working alright … like a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. guys that know the disease say over dependence on so-called "resistant" varieties combined with canola-snow-canola rotations is a high-risk approach. But hey, it's their land, not mine. best of luck

They must know what they are doing and buy the best products. She works for the ag retailer. I just realized that there would be all kinds of talk talk about rotations and sound agronomy.......then plant canola again.

[furrowtickler]

They must know what they are doing and buy the best products. She works for the ag retailer. I just realized that there would be all kinds of talk talk about rotations and sound agronomy.......then plant canola again.

$140 / ac rent in that area ....... landlords just as guilty, everyone wants more and more. Peas with root rot and cereals with fusarium don’t pay those bills . Greed goes both ways .

Anyway , thread is about regulations coming our way and what to expect .
Thread not intended to finger point rotations, which is not the cause but an enabler to enhance the issue when it arrives . It came from the horticultural industry via green houses by the way.
It showed up in this area on one farm with a longer 4-5 year rotation, smaller farmer that farms in a small area . So it can happen anywhere despite super duper farming practices.
Just trying to be proactive and have an RM with sound bylaws in place when it may become an issue. Don’t want to be in an RM that ill prepared is all . Knee jerk reactions after the fact are never good .