MINNEAPOLIS — Mars has a problem. Not the red planet, but the company. It’s one of the largest human and pet food companies in the world, posting $50 billion in revenue last year. Related stories in this issue: Global sales have been increasing, and this year the privately held company acquired the Kellogg’s line of […] Read more
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Chemical companies beat price-fixing lawsuit
REUTERS — A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing agriculture giants Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta and others of conspiring with wholesalers and retail outlets to fix prices for seeds and crop protection chemicals, causing farmers to pay higher prices. St. Louis-based U.S. District Judge Sarah Pitlyk ruled in mid-September that farmers and other plaintiffs failed […] Read more
Weeds have adapted but so have Canadian farmers: Bayer
The company says it is sharing information with producers on the value of using strategies to manage weed resistance
WINNIPEG — Bayer began its acquisition of Monsanto in 2016, and the takeover was finalized in 2018. With the transaction, Bayer became the rights holder of Roundup, which Monsanto commercialized in 1974. The patent on Roundup expired in 2000, allowing other companies to produce generic versions of glyphosate, the ingredient in Roundup that kills weeds. […] Read more
Western mustard growers get new flea beetle seed treatment option
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian mustard growers now have access to a flea beetle control tool that was previously the purview of canola. On Sept. 17, Bayer announced that its Buteo start seed treatment has been registered for mustard in Western Canada. “The damage caused by flea beetles at the start of the season impacts crop […] Read more
Weed management sees new future
Intercropping, predictive weed control could redraw the battle lines in the fight against herbicide resistant weeds
Herbicide resistance in weeds is rising and there are no new chemistries on the horizon, so farmers will need fresh approaches to integrated weed management strategies. “I think the best management practice that someone could do for weed resistance is the one you’re not currently doing on your farm,” said Rory Cranston, technical strategy lead […] Read more
Bayer launches VT4PRO at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2024
Sytem includes Bt protein and RNAi, giving three modes of action above ground, two below ground
Glacier FarmMedia – Bayer CropScience is bringing a new weapon to the fight against corn rootworm and other yield-robbing insects. VT4PRO includes RNAi-based traits at the Bt protein, and incorporates both above- and below-ground traits to control pests. It delivers the latest in corn rootworm defense below the soil, and adds comprehensive above-ground control. Related […] Read more
Bayer earnings take a hit
FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) — Bayer has posted a 16.5 percent drop in quarterly adjusted earnings, becoming the latest agricultural chemical supplier to be hit by weak demand due to lower grains prices. The development added to the chief executive officer’s challenges in his second year in the job. Bayer boss Bill Anderson has launched a […] Read more
Aussie Bayer suit dismissed
CANBERRA, Aus. (Reuters) — An Australian judge recently dismissed a class action lawsuit claiming Bayer’s Roundup herbicide can cause a type of blood cancer. The company said it would seek to leverage the ruling in similar cases being fought in the United States. More than 1,000 people had joined the lawsuit, claiming Roundup’s active ingredient, […] Read more
VIDEO: WP100 Webinar Series – new crop varieties
What farmers want, need and look for in new crop varieties
At Ag in Motion, Western Producer editor Robin Booker introduced the latest swath of survey results in the year-long 100 Farmers, 100 Questions, 100 Years project, focusing on what farmers want, need and look for in new crop varieties. In the fourth session of this webinar series, which was broadcast live from the Ag in […] Read more
VIDEO: Producers look for results from new crop varieties
LANGHAM, Sask. — After a century of existence, the Western Producer knows a lot about what farmers want to know and need to know. However, in a rapidly evolving agriculture industry, both farmers and the newspaper have been leaping forward with new questions and needs they want addressed. That’s been highlighted by the 100 Farmers, […] Read more
