Verify product acceptance with buyers because even registered products may not be acceptable in certain markets
Glacier FarmMedia – With harvest on the horizon or already underway, pre-harvest management strategies are useful to maximize yield. To achieve crop dry-down, weed control and facilitate timely harvesting, product choice is important. Many generic products are available, but Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Kim Brown recommends using brand-name products such as Roundup, Heat or Reglone, […] Read moreTag Archives glyphosate — page 3
MRL pacts can help avoid trade spats
There is concern Mexico is shifting agricultural policies toward the European model that can be based on ideology
WINNIPEG — Canadian farmers avoided what could have been a nasty trade dispute with Mexico earlier this year, when that country was planning to ban use of glyphosate on April 1. Its decision could have prohibited any glyphosate residue in oats, canola and other crops that Mexico imports from Canada. Days before April 1, Mexico’s […] Read more
VIDEO: Researchers look for alternatives to glyphosate
The goal is to evaluate different tank mixtures that could do the same job as glyphosate and delay herbicide resistance
WINNIPEG — Fifty-nine weed species around the world have developed some resistance to glyphosate, according to data from the International Survey of Herbicide Resistant Weeds. Countries and regions including Mexico and the European Union have come close to banning its use, based on perceptions or misperceptions of its safety and the risk to human health. […] 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
Pollinator strips experiment underway
Customers of Regina-based Avena Foods see how their ingredients are grown on south Saskatchewan farms
GRIFFIN, Sask. — Organic farmer Shannon Knibbs took a leap of faith this year. She seeded nine quarters to intercrops and tried a pollinator strip. The five-acre pollinator strip is supported by Once Upon a Farm, an American organic company in which actress Jennifer Garner is involved that produces, among other things, oat bars and […] 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
Case made against Mexico’s GMO ban
Mexico’s recent shift away from genetically modified corn after decades of acceptance has been deeply troubling, like watching a friend or family member embrace unfounded conspiracy theories. After issuing more than 85 food safety approvals and importing GM corn for more than 25 years, Mexico abruptly issued a series of bans on GM corn citing […] Read more
Keep It Clean urges caution with product use
Glacier FarmMedia – It’s nearly impossible for farmers to stay on top of the varied regulations set by various countries where their grain may be destined. Fortunately, Canadian farmers have an easy-to-follow tool to help them navigate these murky waters. “What we produce here in Canada far exceeds our domestic demand, so we need to […] Read more
Pesticide damage seen in small-town Saskatchewan
WINNIPEG – In mid-August last year, people in Speers, Sask., noticed a spray plane flying over the town and nearby for three consecutive days. The plane was applying pesticide to fields around Speers, a community of 70 people about 100 kilometres northwest of Saskatoon. The residents didn’t think much about it because spray planes are […] Read more
Herbicide resistant weeds creep north into Canada
Weeds know no borders, of course, so when weed trouble or a resistance issue surfaces on the northern U.S. Plains, there’s a decent chance of it turning up somewhere on Canadian cropland sooner or later. “Folks in Manitoba and Saskatchewan will often look south, and we also often look north for the problems our neighbours […] Read more
