Good afternoon, Administrators and Councilors.

Once again this year, the Ministry of Agriculture and Sask Oilseeds (formerly Sask Canola) are sponsoring free on-farm clubroot soil testing.

As you may know, clubroot is no longer a declared pest under the Plant Health Act (formerly the Pest Control Act) but that doesn't mean it is not still a threat.  Soil testing your fields for the clubroot spores is part of a proactive management strategy.  The results of the soil test remain confidential. We do not ask for the land location, only the producer's name and phone/email so we can send them the results.

If any of your rate payers would like to participate in this program, please get them to reach out to me for a soil test kit and I will send them in the mail (or the Administrator can reach out to me).  Supplies are limited this year so instead of handing them out to RM who may or may not make use of them, I will send them out on-demand.

The kits can be mailed to the lab directly, dropped off at your nearest Regional Office or I can pick them up at the RM office (deadline October 31st).

Feel free to call or email if you have any questions.

P.S. As of Sept 1, 2025, Betty is on mat leave (for those RMs who go to her in Chelsea's absence) and I will be handling all of Division 5 questions until Chelsea comes back on November 3rd.  🙂

Cheers!

Colleen Fennig PAg
Plant Health Technical Advisor - Division 6
Phone: 306-946-9895 | Email: phndivision6@sarm.ca