Glacier FarmMedia – With new products, new production practices and new technology converging on the agriculture industry at a frenetic pace in recent years, independent agronomists and crop advisors are feeling the pressure to provide clients with recommendations sort the wheat from the proverbial chaff about what might or might not work on an individual […] Read more
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Agronomists share tips for evaluating new crop products and tech: Part 3
There is always some new product or technology coming around the corner. How do crop consultants filter out the noise and arrive at a reliable recommendation for their clients?
Firm hopes to fill generic input void
Farmers Business Network Canada plans to step in now that AgraCity has left the market
Farmers Business Network Canada says it can help fill the void left by AgraCity in the generic crop protection product business.
PMRA accused of ignoring neonic safety data
Environmental groups, scientists say Bayer influenced the federal agency and its reversal on the safety of imidacloprid
WINNIPEG — Environmental groups and scientists are accusing the Pest Management Regulatory Agency of ignoring data and working too closely with the crop protection industry. The claims are detailed in a Nov. 22 letter to federal health minister Mark Holland from the David Suzuki Foundation, the Canadian Wildlife Federation and others. The letter focuses on […] Read more
Mustard needs crop-protection support
Once the crop’s out of the ground and established, it has fewer issues with pests and diseases compared to canola
Glacier FarmMedia – While mustard growers face many of the same agronomic challenges as canola growers, they often find themselves with fewer crop protection options than canola growers do. So when Bayer recently announced its Buteo Start seed treatment for flea beetles would be available for mustard seed, mustard farmers welcomed the news. “That’s going […] Read more
AI-based technologies fights weeds
Canadian, Swiss companies employ artificial intelligence tools to target weeds with electricity, minimal chemical use
Glacier FarmMedia – Herbicides have long made weed control easier, but that’s changing as more and more weeds develop resistance and new invasive species take hold in our soils. Another type of resistance is also growing: the federal government’s willingness to keep products registered for the market, as consumers become increasingly distrustful of crop protection […] Read more
Syngenta slashes jobs
ZURICH, Switzerland (Reuters) — Syngenta is cutting slightly more than 10 per cent of its workforce at its Swiss headquarters in Basel, following a big downturn in its crop protection business this year. Up to 150 of the 1,100 positions in the city will be affected at the Chinese-owned company, which employs 60,000 people globally. […] Read more
Biologicals business receives funding boost
WINNIPEG — A Vancouver company with ambitions of making biologicals “the future” of crop protection and pest solutions has secured investment from a major player in Canada’s agricultural industry. On Tuesday morning, Catalera BioSolutions announced the initial close of its Series A funding round. S2G Ventures, a venture capital firm in Chicago, is leading the […] Read more
August 2021 called turning point for crop protection regulation
That’s when the federal government announced a pause on proposed increases for maximum residue limits for pesticides
Aug. 4, 2021, was a significant day for farmers and people who work in the crop protection industry. On that day, the federal ministers of health, agriculture and environment came together for a news conference — about seven weeks before the federal election. They announced a “pause” on proposed increases for maximum residue limits (MRLs) […] Read more
CropLife worries about Environment Canada
It didn’t get a lot of press, but last fall the federal government took a stand to support Canada’s agriculture industry. In December, the United Nations held a biodiversity conference in Montreal. The participants signed an agreement, called the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework, to protect nature and reverse biodiversity loss. Leading up to the final agreement, […] Read more
CropLife worries about Environment Canada ‘over-reach’
As an example, on June 20 the federal government announced that the use of cosmetic pesticides will no longer be permitted on federal lands. Federal environment minister Steven Guilbeault praised the decision.
