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 moreTag Archives pesticides — page 2
Pesticides under fire in U.S.
HOUSTON, Texas — Pesticides are increasingly under attack in the United States and that is keeping farm leaders awake at night. “We are concerned as farmers about rules and regulations coming out of EPA when it comes to herbicides,” Josh Gackle, president of the American Soybean Association (ASA), said during the general session of the […] Read more
BLOG: Trump, Isaac Newton and farmers have something in common
On a Saturday in the second week of January, my brother-in-law asked a question about Donald Trump. We were sitting at the kitchen table in his house and the TV was on in the next room, showing the Chiefs vs. Dolphins in an NFL game from Kansas City, where the temperature was about -20 C. […] Read more
BLOG: The politics of pesticides could get much, much worse
WINNIPEG — Leaders of agricultural groups in Canada often use the same phrases when speaking to the media. If the topic is a new ag technology, they’ll usually describe it as “another tool in the tool kit.” When the topic is agricultural trade or barriers to trade, they’ll say that Canada’s regulatory systems are “world […] Read more
No certainty for canola
Mexico buys a surprising amount of Canadian canola. In 2022, Mexico was Canada’s third largest market for canola, as it imported $1.2 billion worth of canola seed and $436 million in oil. Given the size of the market, leaders of Canada’s canola industry are concerned that Mexico’s government is drifting away from regulations that are […] 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.
Feds to change pesticide oversight
The federal government is adopting a new way to manage pesticides, which seems to give a larger role to Environment and Climate Change Canada. On June 20, the government announced the next steps toward a “sustainable approach to pesticides management.” In the past, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency was responsible for pesticide regulation in […] Read more
Pesticide waste assigned a number
Crop spray specialist says a surprising amount of crop protection chemical goes down the drain, pegging it at 14.3 percent
A five- to 10-percent spray waste can be a typical loss on some prairie farms. That is a lot of product missing the target, and it’s avoidable on most farms. Most spray jobs cost about $10 per acre, with some to $25. If we assume a $25 per acre cost, it’s $4,000 to spray that […] Read more
Pesticide dispute is going political
Canada Grains Council says important technical data were not properly considered in lambda-cyhalothrin decision
A lot went wrong during the process the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) used to ban lambda-cyhalothrin and it’s time to take the fight for the ability to use this active ingredient to a political arena, said Gord Kurbis, vice-president of trade policy and crop protection at the Canada Grains Council. Lambda-cyhalothrin is the active […] Read more
