The logo of Monsanto is seen at the Monsanto factory in Peyrehorade, France, August 23, 2019. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

Roundup retraction makes public trust ripples

Bayer has already hinted they might ditch Roundup production, given lawsuits against the key agricultural herbicide

A foundational study on glyphosate safety was recently retracted, while Roundup maker Bayer has already said it may ditch the key agricultural herbicide after lawsuits piled up.

Corn at Bayer site, COFS 2025

Keep corn-burrowing insect pests off balance

Hitting corn rootworm or European corn borer with the same solution year-after-year will just create a new problem for farmers

Hitting corn rootworm or European corn borer with the same solution year-after-year will just create a new problem for farmers


Corn at Bayer site, COFS 2025

Keep corn rootworm off balance

Hitting it with the same solution year-after-year will just create a new problem

Bayer Crop Science staff say corn production success for Ontario growers includes rotation out of corn, and rotating modes of action when fighting insect pests in the crop.









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Trade tops pre-election agenda for Manitoba farm groups

Canada’s imminent federal election will revolve around handling tariffs and the multi-directional trade war the country is embroiled in, as far as agriculture is concerned

Canada’s imminent federal election will revolve around handling tariffs and the multi-directional trade war the country is embroiled in, as far as agriculture is concerned.

According to a 2023 review from Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting, from 1990 to 2020 there were 2,814 agriculture-related fatalities in Canada, an average of 91 deaths each year. Between 2006 and 2020 the average number of fatalities drops to ‘just’ 70 per year.

Putting safety first on the farm

Agriculture-related fatalities on the decline, but even one is still too many

It’s once again Canadian Agricultural Safety Week, an opportunity to remind oneself that farming might be a rewarding vocation, but it’s also a dangerous business. From 2006 to 2020, there were an average of 70 agriculture-related fatalities each year in Canada.