CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — A U.S. court has nullified the government’s latest approvals of certain agricultural herbicides sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, fueling uncertainty among farmers who spray the products on soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist them. Environmental activists cheered the court for halting use of the dicamba-based herbicides, which are known […] Read more
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Glyphosate, glufosinate prices hit rock bottom
Producers are urged to take advantage and book one or two year’s supply, but many are reluctant to buy too far ahead
SASKATOON — Farmers should seriously consider locking up their glyphosate and glufosinate needs at today’s rock bottom prices, say suppliers of the products. “I absolutely think growers should be pouncing,” said Joel Merkosky, president of Johnston’s Grain. “If I was a producer and I was sitting on a solid cash position, I’d be looking at […] Read more
