The 2023 season is underway and theres been a mixed bag of challenges already. But whats going on where? Thats where we come in. Along with CCDM Director Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones as she speaks to four agronomists to find out the current issues of

Variety resistance is often the first tool used by a grower to keep disease under control. But the science in this space needs to move with the changing pathogens, which are constantly mutating and getting around the crops defence system and, before long

In this episode, CCDMs Fungicide Resistance expert Fran Lopez Ruiz talks about the big fungicide issues of 2022, and how to manage wheat powdery mildew with so few options available, thanks to fungicide resistance.Also on the show, Greg Condon from Gras

Harvest is upon us, and as we get closer to the end of the season, crop diseases are becoming far less of a problem. What a great time to reflect on how disease management went!Along with CCDM Director Mark Gibberd, join Megan Jones for the third time thi

At CCDM, for the first time ever we recently discovered a gene in the fungal pathogen causing ascochyta blight that triggers disease resistance in lentils.Why is this something? Because this discovery has huge implications on the way growers will select

Were now getting towards the end of the 2022 season, and theres been quite a bit of rain around the country. But with rain comes crop disease, and were seeing a number of disease management issues popping up everywhere.Along with CCDMs Mark Gibberd,

Canola - what a break crop! It can be so profitable. But no crop is perfect, and canola sure has its problems. One of them being Sclerotinia Stem Rot.In this podcast Megan Jones talks to CCDM sclerotinia researcher Dr Mark Derbyshire on his latest publis

Are you wondering what others are up to around the country? How others are dealing with disease, pests, weeds or nutrition right now?Along with CCDMs Fran Lopez-Ruiz, join Megan Jones as she speaks to three agronomists and a pathologist, to find out the

Have you ever heard of a lab-based Professor going out to the country and trying his hand at seeding?To learn more about the end-use of agrochemicals, CCDMs Deputy Director Josh Mylne has given it a go, currently in the middle of a 12 day stint with farm

ere at the Centre for Crop and Disease Management, weve been pretty good at identifying cases of fungicides resistance, and letting farmers know if they have it in the paddock. As good as this is, weve only been able to say if the resistant pathogen is