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Weeding out resistant weeds the old-fashioned way

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If hand roguing a commercial farm field in Manitoba seems like an outlandish investment of your time, you might reconsider after seeing Ingrid Kristjanson’s photos from North Dakota. Judging from the astonished whistles by some in the St. Jean Farm Days audience earlier this month, the farmers in attendance were inspired, to say the least,
Crops, News

New technology with old herbicides

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Agroup of seven extension staff from Ohio’s Purdue University have issued a publication on the pros and cons of 2,4-D- and dicamba-tolerant crops. Two companies are set to introduce these products in combination with glyphosate as a means of controlling weeds that have become resistant to glyphosate alone. Opponents say that widespread use of these
Crops, News, Oilseeds

Monsanto’s dicamba-tolerant soybeans approved

Monsanto Company’s dicamba-tolerant soybean product has received full food, feed and environmental release approval from Health Canada (HC) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). The approval brings Monsanto Canada one step closer to introducing dicamba tolerance stacked with Monsanto’s existing Genuity(R) Roundup Ready 2 Yield(R) trait technology in soybeans. Plans are to commercially brand
Crops, News

Dow agrees to safeguards for new crops, 2,4-D weed killer combo

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Reuters / A U.S. farmer group said Sept. 11 it is dropping its opposition to efforts by Dow AgroSciences to roll out a new biotech crop system in exchange for a series of commitments by Dow, including help investigating any accidental crop damage. The deal calls for “several new safeguards” from Dow AgroSciences related to
Crops, News

Herbicide-tolerant weeds can hurt farm incomes, says BASF poll

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Farmers are increasingly aware of the possibility of getting herbicide-tolerant weeds in their fields, but most aren’t doing enough to delay them, says Gary Martens, an agronomy instructor at the University of Manitoba. “Farmers have not changed their behaviour based on what they know,” he said, in reaction to an Ipsos Reid poll of 500
Crops, News

BASF sees strong growth tied to GMO crop traits

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Reuters / Global conglomerate BASF is rolling out a series of new plant science and plant protection products for farmers in the United States as it aims to increase its share of fast-growing markets, executives of the German chemical giant said. South America is also a target as BASF shifts its agricultural emphasis — and
Local news, Opinion

Cosmetic pesticide dilemma

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While working from a home office a few years ago, I looked out the window and saw a young guy holding a wand and spraying liquid on the front lawn. He was at the wrong address — a neighbour across the lane had ordered his lawn-care service, and I was able to direct him before
Crops, Oilseeds

New Soybean Variety Promises Earliest Maturity

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Pekko, a new soybean from Elite Seeds distributed in Manitoba by BrettYoung, is being touted as the earliest Roundup Ready 2 variety in the world. We re pretty sure it s as early as it gets, Jrme Auclair, a plant breeder with La Coop fdre, which owns Elite Seeds, said during a plot tour here
News, Oilseeds

Glyphosate-Resistant Canada Fleabane In Ontario

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Asecond glyphosate-resistant weed has been confirmed in Ontario but Manitoba farmers shouldn’t be worried. Canada fleabane, also known as horseweed, hogweed or mare’s-tail, is not a major field crop weed in Manitoba, said Nasir Shaikh, a weed specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. “With the kind of diverse agriculture we have, with the
Crops, Pulses

Rumoured Monsanto Sale Denied

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Germany’s BASF has no plans to buy global biotech seed company Monsanto Co., sources with knowledge of the situation said April 12. Rumours that a buyout was imminent sent Monsanto’s shares up as much as four per cent while shares of BASF, the world’s largest chemical maker, fell 2.8 per cent. The two companies are

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