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Dow enlists a new stacked trait
Crops, News

Dow enlists a new stacked trait

Dow is registering Enlist seeds, corn and soybeans tolerant to glyphosate and 2,4-D

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The biggest new development on the horizon for Dow Seeds corn and soybeans is the Enlist weed control system. Enlist corn and soybean seeds will be tolerant to both glyphosate (Group 9) and 2,4-D (Group 2). “We’ll be adding the additional tolerance of 2,4-D to the glyphosate trait that’s already in corn and soybeans,” says […] Read more
Time your post-harvest herbicide
Crops

Time your post-harvest herbicide

Agronomy tips... from the field

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If your time it right, a post-harvest herbicide application can be an excellent way to set up your field for seeding next spring. The idea is to control emerging winter annuals, such as hawk’s beard and shepherd’s purse as well as perennial weeds such as dandelions and Canadian thistle in crops that you’ve swathed. Going […] Read more
Andrew Morrison, a mixed farmer in Victoria, Australia.
Crops

VIDEO: Farming down under on the other side of the world: Pt. 2

Lisa Guenther's two-part interview with a mixed-farmer from Australia

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What does farming look like on the other side of the globe? In some ways, it looks the same as any farm in Western Canada, but in other ways it’s quite different. In this second interview, Andrew Morrison, a farmer in Victoria, Australia, talks frankly about how he’s managing herbicide resistance and why he adopted […] Read more
Andrew Morrison, a mixed farmer in Victoria, Australia.
Crops

VIDEO: Farming down under on the other side of the world: Pt. 1

Lisa Guenther's two-part interview with a mixed-farmer from Australia

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What does farming look like on the other side of the globe? In some ways, it looks the same as any farm in Western Canada, but in other ways it’s quite different. In this first interview, Andrew Morrison gives us an overview of his mixed farm, located in the Australian state of Victoria. He talks about […] Read more
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Livestock, Reuters

U.S. EPA proposing temporary pesticide-free zones for honeybees

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Reuters — U.S. environmental regulators on Thursday proposed a rule that would create temporary pesticide-free zones to protect commercial honeybees, which are critical to food production and have been dying off at alarming rates. The restrictions are aimed at protecting bees from “pesticides that are acutely toxic” to them, and would cover foliar applications when […] Read more
grasshopper
Crops

When it comes to crop insects, what’s the latest buzz on the Prairies?

The right treatment and spray strategies will give you the best line of defence

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Every new production season arrives with its own set of profit-munching insect challenges. Grasshoppers, wheat midge and sawfly can wreak havoc in cereal crops while flea beetles and bertha armyworm take their toll on the canola. The list keeps growing, and the ability of these pests to adapt to changing conditions is nothing short of […] Read more
honeybee on a canola flower
Crops, Features

The latest buzz on bees and neonics

Ontario government proposes restricted use of neonic-treated seed

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The Ontario government has released its proposed regulatory changes to the provincial Pesticides Act to restrict the sale and use of corn and soybean seed treated with neonicotinoids in the province — and to say Ontario’s grain farmers aren’t pleased would be an understatement. According to provincial agriculture minister Jeff Leal, the intent is to […] Read more
pouring agricultural chemicals
Crops

Fighting myths about ag chemicals

The ag conversation includes many misunderstandings and dangerous myths

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Dr. Joe Schwarcz*, director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society (OSS) is a chemist by training and a science popularizer by profession. The OSS works to promote scientific literacy among the general public and combat dangerous myths and misunderstandings. This year Dr. Schwarcz brought his message to the attendees at FarmTech 2015 in Edmonton, […] Read more
(Photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops

Pesticides could lead to ‘pollination deficit,’ EU report says

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Brussels | Reuters –– Evidence is mounting that widely-used pesticides harm moths, butterflies and birds as well as bees, adding to concerns crop production could be hit by a shortage of pollinators, according to a report drawn up for EU policymakers. The European Commission, the EU executive, placed restrictions on three neonicotinoid pesticides from Dec. […] Read more
pouring farm chemicals
Features, News

Chemical safety on the farm

You use them so often they may not even seem to be all that dangerous
 anymore. But make sure you know just what you’re dealing with

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Every year farmers and farm workers come in contact with a wide variety of chemicals. Often they’re used every season and farmers can become familiar with them, even a bit complacent about the dangers they pose. Each chemical will have an information sheet and information tag. All chemicals and medications have Material Safety Data Sheets […] Read more

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