PMRA to update guidance, cancel some uses in fruit
Glacier FarmMedia – Canadian grain and oilseed growers who’d had to stop using insecticides such as Matador, Silencer and Voliam in 2023 for feed grain crops can expect to be able to use them again starting this spring. Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) on Monday (Feb. 3) announced a round of public consultations […] Read moreTag Archives insecticide
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
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
Brazil restricts insecticide use
SAO PAULO, Brazil (Reuters) — A decision by Brazilian environmental agency Ibama to restrict the use of the widely popular thiamethoxam insecticide has attracted criticism from farmers and makers of the product, which is seen as toxic for bees and other pollinators. After a public consultation, Ibama decided thiamethoxam may no longer be sprayed by […] Read more
