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Trapping Spores for Science
Farming Smarter begins testing a new product, Spornado, to find if it’s effective at of trapping fungal spores as an early warning system for crop protection.  |  July 24, 2020

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Alberta spore traps catch late blight spores
Alberta had almost been late blight free until 2010 when late blight was discovered in many Alberta potato fields. In 2014 in response to the discovery, the Potato Growers of Alberta (PGA) supported a spore-trapping project.  |  June 19, 2020

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SVG Ventures announces the THRIVE VI Accelerator Cohort
Silicon Valley, CA, February 24, 2020- SVG Ventures-THRIVE is delighted to announce the 13 companies selected to join their THRIVE VI Accelerator cohort  |  February 25, 2020

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The future of disease management in Western Canada
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Improving Sclerotinia management in canola
Better risk management tools and fungicide treatments are coming to improve disease assessment, control and economics.  |  December 7, 2019

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Spornado causes a whirlwind of new research
Jeff Melchior | Alberta Farmer Express  |  November 13, 2019

A device that helps alert growers to the presence of airborne pathogens has been popping up in some Alberta cereal and canola fields in the last couple of years.

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Better Sooner Than Later
Researchers are working on innovative ways for growers to detect late blight before symptoms appear in their potato crops.  |  October 11, 2019

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Phantom Menace
DETECTION DEVICES WILL WARN OF AIRBORNE DISEASE SPORES  |  September 10, 2019

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Detection and Connection, Keys to Success for No-Power Powerhouse in Fungal Disease Detection
Bioenterprise  |  September 6, 2019

It was more than five years ago that Kristine White, co-founder and President of Spornado, was approached by a large company to source a passive air sampler to detect fungal disease in crops.

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Trial aims to better detect late blight pathogen before it infects tomatoes
The three-year project will evaluate early detection, management approaches and potential benefits  |  August 16, 2019

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