WINNIPEG — Fifteen to 20 percent of oat growers in Western Canada apply a plant growth regulator to their crops. That isn’t an exact number — more of a ballpark estimate of how many farmers use chlormequat, which is branded as Manipulator. That use has prompted two class action lawsuits in California against General Mills […] Read more
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Oat millers recommend not using Manipulator
WINNIPEG — Oat millers in Canada are telling growers that a plant growth regulator isn’t effective on oats, so farmers probably don’t need to use it. Grain Millers and Paterson Grain, which operate oat mills in Yorkton and Winnipeg, say chlormequat has limited agronomic value and might disrupt demand for Canadian oats. Some farmers in […] Read more
Oat producers call chlormequat report fear mongering
Environmental Working Group blames Canadian producers for residues of plant growth regulator found in oat products
WINNIPEG — The Prairie Oat Growers Association is pushing back against allegations that Canadian oats are contaminated with chemicals from a plant growth regulator. Brad Boettger, POGA chair and a farmer from east of Edmonton, said a recent study from the Environmental Working Group (EWG) is fear mongering to raise doubts about the safety of […] Read more
Canadian farmers blamed for ag chemical in U.S. oat foods
WINNIPEG — A U.S. environmental group is pointing a finger at Canadian oat growers, saying they’re the cause of ag chemical residues found in Cheerios and Quaker Oats. Late last week the Environmental Working Group (EWG) released a study on oats and chlormequat, a plant growth regulator marketed as Manipulator. Farmers apply chlormequat to oats […] Read more
