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A high clearance sprayer on a field in a prairie landscape
Crops, Features

Ontario report backs value of glyphosate

Thirty years of crop data support economic and environmental value

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The value of glyphosate to the agriculture industry, the economy and the environment is getting a bad and uninformed wrap from critics, say two long-time experts in agronomy and pesticide regulation fields who have reviewed a mountain of data compiled by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) which shows just the opposite. […] Read more
A soybean plantation in Brazil. (MailsonPignata/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Reuters

Brazilian court overturns ban on glyphosate

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Brasilia | Reuters — A Brazilian court on Monday overturned an injunction banning products containing the herbicide glyphosate, knocking down a previous ruling that had been set to disrupt the soy planting season set to begin this month. A Brazilian judge ruled last month to halt the registration of new glyphosate-based products in the country […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Roundup cancer verdict sends Bayer shares sliding

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    Frankfurt | Reuters — Bayer shares plunged as much as 14 per cent on Monday, losing about US$14 billion in value, after newly acquired Monsanto was ordered to pay US$289 million in damages in the first of possibly thousands of U.S. lawsuits over alleged links between a weedkiller and cancer. After the verdict […] Read more
A soybean plantation in Brazil. (MailsonPignata/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Reuters

Brazil judge suspends use of glyphosate herbicide

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Sao Paulo | Reuters – A Brazilian judge has suspended the use of products containing the agrochemical glyphosate, a herbicide widely employed for soybeans and other crops in the country. A federal judge in Brasilia ruled on Friday that new products containing the chemical could not be registered in the country and existing registrations would […] Read more
Straight cutting canola for the first time?
Canola, Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Straight cutting canola for the first time?

Q & A with Nutrien Ag Solutions

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Q: What should I know before I try straight cutting canola? A: Many growers have successfully adopted this practice and it’s a viable alternative to swathing and combining. As a standing canola crop reaches maturity the risk of pod shatter and/or pod drop is a key impediment to straight cutting. However, the introduction of varieties […] Read more
Fall quackgrass growth.
Crops, Wheat & Chaff

Pre- and post-harvest weed control

Q & A with CPS

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Q: When should I start weed control for my crop? A: A weed-free crop at harvest represents the cumulative effort of field management during the season. To manage many weed species, the season begins the previous fall. Pre-harvest weed control tends to focus glyphosate application on perennial weeds such as quackgrass or Canada thistle. At […] Read more
A science-based grading system is one factor in Canadian wheat and durum’s competitive edge in the world market.
Cereals, Crops, Features

What grain customers want to know about Canadian wheat

From gluten to glyphosate: what end users want to know about our wheat

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Customers in far-flung places such as Japan may seem far removed from a western Canadian farm. But those customers are keenly interested in how Canadian wheat and durum is grown and handled before it arrives at their mills, bakeries, or other processing facilities. In fact, Japanese bakers are quite aware of different Canadian wheat varieties, […] Read more

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