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Palmer amaranth. (United Soybean Board photo)
Crops, Reuters

Minnesota probes Palmer amaranth’s sudden appearance

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Chicago | Reuters — Minnesota has launched an investigation to find the source of seed mixes contaminated with weed seeds after the aggressive, herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth weed was found on 30 areas planted in a federal conservation program. The weed grows very fast, reaching up to eight feet in height and can hold back commercial […] Read more
Agriculture Canada researcher Bob Blackshaw, right, with Univeristy of Alberta master’s student Mat Vercaigne talk to producers during a field day in Lethbridge on “forgotten” herbicides that can help manage resistance.
Crops, Features

Old, new products deliver multi-modes of action

The challenge is to hit weeds with two or more active ingredients to reduce resistance

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Old chemistry, new formulations, multiple modes of action — these are all elements farmers can include in their weed control toolbox heading into 2017, say weed researchers and crop protection specialists. One of the most important elements these days for either preventing or managing herbicide resistance in weeds is to approach control with multiple modes […] Read more
Visitors to Ag In Motion walked past the Canola 100 plots on their way from the parking lot to the show.
Canola, Crops

High intensity, high yield. Canola plots at Ag In Motion

Ag In Motion Plots: A look back at some of the canola plots at the show

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The best thing about an outdoor farm show is the opportunity to actually see crops growing and take a look at real-life equipment working in the field. With the Canola 100 Agri-Prize challenge underway, Glacier FarmMedia saw the Ag In Motion outdoor farm show near Saskatoon in July as the perfect opportunity to demonstrate high-intensity […] Read more
Dr. Jim Radtke, Cibus’ senior vice president, product development, explains that Cibus’ breeding method results in SU-tolerant, non-GMO canola.
Canola, Crops, Features

SU-tolerant canola from Cibus

Cibus’ sulfonylurea-tolerant

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Cibus, a U.S. company, is bringing a new sulfonylurea-tolerant canola to the market. Cibus developed SU-tolerant canola using non-transgenic breeding technologies. That is, breeding, without introducing foreign genetic material. As Dr. Jim Radtke, Cibus’ senior vice president, product development, says, we are “making changes in plants without incorporating foreign DNA and thus the plants are […] Read more
NorthStar Genetics has four new varieties on offer for 2017.
Crops, Features, Soybeans

New soybean seed varieties for 2017

Twenty-four new soybean varieties are coming to the market for western Canadian farmers

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If you haven’t been watching the market for new soybean seed, you have some catching up to do. There are 24 new varieties — that’s right, 24 — for 2017. And that is just the new varieties, not the almost-new varieties that have been released in the last two or three years. Companies have been […] Read more
Weed researchers are studying several options to control herbicide-resistant weeds. Researchers need to test each product or practice alone, and in combination.
Crops, Features

Use diversity to fight resistant weeds

The latest in using integrated weed management tools for hard-to-manage weeds

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A three-year study in Arkansas has found that a combination of fall management practices and herbicide use are the most effective ways to control herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth, when combined with a herbicide program. But Arkansas isn’t Alberta. So what can western Canadian farmers learn from this study? More and more often the message in weed […] Read more
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Crops, Features, Soybeans

Soybean success: timing matters

A clean soybean field early in the season can make all the difference to your yield

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With some events, like a clearance sale or your own wedding, the need for punctuality is obvious. For tasks like controlling soybean weeds, the value of getting there early may be more subtle, but it’s no less important. As any successful grower can attest, when and how you address weed issues can be the difference […] Read more
Palmer amaranth.
Crops, Features

Stem Shock: new herbicide in development

A new mode of action based on RNA could soon be killing a weed near you

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It’s been over 20 years since chemical companies released a new mode of action in herbicides. But a B.C.-based company is cooking up a whole new type of herbicide. “We use a different mode of action for the actual killing of the plants than a lot of traditional herbicides. Most herbicides, by reducing the specific […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Reuters

U.S. EPA says glyphosate likely not carcinogenic

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Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday said its current position on glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, is that the chemical is not likely carcinogenic to humans. The agency’s “proposed” position on the controversial chemical was outlined in a 227-page paper it published on the regulations.gov website, which […] Read more

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