Five commodity groups in Manitoba may soon merge, creating one organization to represent growers of soybeans, pulse crops, corn, flax, wheat, barley and sunflowers. A steering committee leading the amalgamation released a report Dec. 14, summarizing the proposed merger. They want feedback on the concept and will hold meetings this winter about the structure of […] Read more
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Health Canada proposes banning neonic
UPDATED – November 23, 2016 – 1535 CST – Health Canada is proposing to ban a Bayer neonicotinoid because the insecticide is a threat to aquatic insects in wetlands and other water bodies. In a teleconference with media early this afternoon, Health Canada said levels of imidacloprid in water bodies near agricultural land are unacceptably […] Read more
