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Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada requires that all ingredients, as well as the percentage of each, must be on the label of a product sold in Canada. Your job as the product user is to read that product label.

Perceptions and misconceptions versus realities in agriculture

Practical Research: In the court of public opinion, the drama can fog the facts

By Ieuan Evans October 7, 2024

Since my retirement from Alberta Agriculture in 2002 I’ve acted as a legal expert in a number of lawsuits. Often, when a farmer is sued by a lawyer on behalf of a client, the farmer will immediately seek his own lawyer or lawyers for advice. While the lawyer may be well apprised of provincial and […] Read more

Cereals, Crops

VIDEO: Herbicide alternatives to glyphosate studied

By Grainews Staff August 23, 2024

With glyphosate coming up against weed resistance – and outright bans as a herbicide in some countries – there’s likely a time on the horizon where it won’t be a crop grower’s ‘go-to’ herbicide for weed control. So, what other herbicide options are on the market that could help fill the gap? At this year’s […] Read more

Columns, Practical Tips

Let’s look at the facts on pesticides

Practical Research: Chemicals found in nature aren’t intrinsically safer than the man-made options

By Ieuan Evans July 17, 2024

The May 2024 edition of Consumer Reports, published by a well-regarded U.S. not-for-profit independent organization, examined “Produce Without Pesticides.” The article carried a lead statement that some 20 per cent of the 59 fruits and vegetables in its ratings posed a high risk for pesticides. It also made the statement that some of our favourite […] Read more

Manitoba Law Courts building. Photo: Don Norman

News

Former Manitoba man sues Bayer for causing his cancer

By Don Norman June 12, 2024

A Calgary man who lived on a farm in Carman, Man., as a child has filed a lawsuit saying chemicals he was exposed to resulted in a cancer diagnosis. The plaintiffs in the case are Kevin Giesbrecht and his common-law spouse, Jennifer McAlpine, who now live in Calgary. According to court documents, Giesbrecht lived on […] Read more

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General, Reuters

Mexico delays glyphosate ban as substitute sought

Ban part of controversial plan to reduce reliance on GMO corn for human consumption

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 27, 2024

Mexico said it would delay a ban on the use of the herbicide glyphosate after it was unable to identify a substitute, rolling back a commitment that is part of a larger plan to reduce consumption of genetically-modified corn.

Crops, General

Pesticides under fire in U.S.

Recent court decisions have threatened farmers' abilities to use some herbicides

By GFM Network News March 15, 2024

Pesticides are increasingly under attack in the United States and that is keeping farm leaders awake at night.

General, Reuters

Bayer notches more wins in Roundup weedkiller cancer trials

Company has won 13 of last 20 cases; plaintiffs have won more than $4 billion

By Reuters, GFM Network News March 6, 2024

Bayer on Tuesday said it won a trial in a lawsuit brought by a retired postal service worker in Pennsylvania who alleged he developed non-Hodgkins lymphoma from using the company's Roundup weedkiller.

Crops

Crop-killing weeds advance across US farmland as chemicals lose effectiveness

Losing battle with weeds adds pressures to farmers already stressed by inflation, extreme weather

By Reuters, Rod Nickel, Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 16, 2024

Crop-killing weeds such as kochia are advancing across the U.S. northern plains and Midwest, in the latest sign that weeds are developing resistance to chemicals faster than companies including Bayer BAYGn.DE and Corteva CTVA.N can develop new ones to fight them.

Columns, Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Rant: The cure for success

By Dave Bedard January 13, 2024

If I were asked to choose a favourite old adage about farming, I’d make up any excuse to avoid doing so. If pressed further, I’d offer up a classic such as “The cure for high prices is high prices.” As adages go, that one has it all: a caution to make hay while the sun […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Appeals court blocks California warning labels for glyphosate

Decision important in ongoing lawsuits, Bayer says

By GFM Network News November 9, 2023

Reuters — A divided U.S. federal appeals court on Tuesday said California cannot require businesses to warn consumers about the potential dangers of glyphosate, an ingredient in Roundup herbicide that has been linked to cancer. Upholding a permanent injunction, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco found it unconstitutional to force Bayer’s […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

U.S. grains: Soybean futures fall after Trump-Xi call

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Western Canadian bids slightly decline

GFM Network News