Southern Webinar | Disease management for early-established cereals and pulses: Practical advice for the 2026 season

With many crops established earlier than usual, many are seeing heightened disease pressure throughout the southern region. This webinar brings together the disease pathologists to review disease risks and management strategies. Topics include:

• Managing disease in early established crops and understanding the implications of current seasonal conditions

• Current disease risks in cereals and pulse crops including Ascochyta blight and powdery mildew

• Disease identification

• Seasonal outlook and implications for disease development

• Practical integrated disease management tactics

• Fungicide resistance considerations Speakers Dr Hari Dadu, SARDI Dr Tara Garrard, SARDI Dr Josh Fanning, Agriculture Victoria