The Prairie Crop Disease Monitoring Network: Turning Awareness and Risk Assessment into Sharper Disease Management Decisions

This CAAR Connect session (February 12, 2026 - Kelly Turkington) explores how prairie-wide disease monitoring supports more precise, data-driven crop disease management across Western Canada. Participants will learn how climate, weather, and agronomic practices influence disease distribution and how coordinated monitoring improves disease risk assessment and management strategies.

Eligible for 1 CEU through PCCA (Integrated Pest Management category) upon completion of post-session knowledge verification questions.