. Agri-news. Agriculture. A . i'. September 9, 2002 Alberta Fusarium graminearum management plan released Alberta producers can be assured of significantly reduced risk of Fusarium head blight affecting the province's cereal crops, thanks to a new provincial policy. Developed in conjunction with agriculture industry stakeholders, the polio sets out best management practices for feed entering Alberta and a zero-tolerance policy for Fusarium graminearum infected seed Pusariumgraminearum is what causes the disease Fusarium head blight, resulting in significant losses due to lower grain quality an
. Agri-news. Agriculture. A . i'. September 9, 2002 Alberta Fusarium graminearum management plan released Alberta producers can be assured of significantly reduced risk of Fusarium head blight affecting the province's cereal crops, thanks to a new provincial policy. Developed in conjunction with agriculture industry stakeholders, the polio sets out best management practices for feed entering Alberta and a zero-tolerance policy for Fusarium graminearum infected seed Pusariumgraminearum is what causes the disease Fusarium head blight, resulting in significant losses due to lower grain quality and reduced yield. Alberta's Agricultural Fieldmen, employed by municipal districts and counties under their Agricultural Service Boards, will enforce the policy under [he Agricultural Pests Act This policy is effective October 1, 2002. Non-compliance with this poliq can result in Fusarium graminearum infected grain being seized and destroyed All costs associated with control of Fusarium will be passed onto the violator of the policy. "Our industry has come together to work with government to find appropriate solutions to a complex problem," says Shirlov McClellan. Minister of Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Rather than make snap decisions, the province wanted to ensure any policy was equitable and fair to all ; McClellan thanks the agricultural producers for being so reasonable "Our seed industry recognized the need for our livestock producers to import feed from other produces and countries that may contain Fusarium graminearum infected gram In turn, our livestock industry recognized the million- dollar devastation that could occur if our seed industry is infected with Fusarium head ; Currently, Fusarium is a declared pest under the Agricultural Pests Act and previously was limited to voluntary compliance. The Fusarium policy is available in the publication Alberta I USOrium graminearum Management Plan (Agdex #110 632-3)
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