Cancer Cause Or Crop Aid? Glyphosate Faces Big Test

Critics say it’s a chemical that could cause infertility or cancer, while others see it speeding the growth of super weeds and causing worrying changes to plants and soil. Backers say it is safe and has made a big contribution to food production. It’s glyphosate, the key – but controversial – ingredient in Roundup herbicide

BASF, Monsanto Move On Dicamba Tolerance

BASF and Monsanto plan to work jointly on development of dicamba-tolerant cropping systems they expect to have available in Canada by mid-decade. The firms’ agreement, announced March 14, commits them to development and commercialization work on a dicamba-tolerant system, which would include BASF’s dicamba formulations and Monsanto’s dicamba-tolerant trait for soybeans. The companies expect the


Broadleaf Weed Killers Paired Against Kochia

Syngenta Crop Protection Canada will market two broadleaf herbicides this season as a twin pack for cereal growers, for use against kochia in particular. The product, to be called Pulsar, will co-pack the Group 4 herbicides dicamba (also used in products such as Banvel and Target) and fluroxypyr (used in Attain, Altitude FX and others)

Grain revenue helps CN’s Q4:

A 23 per cent increase in fourth-quarter grain and fertilizer revenue helped Canadian National Railway (CN) offset higher operating and tax expenses.CN’soverall Q4 profit was $573 million on $2.2 billion in revenue, down 31 per cent from the year-earlier period. Full-year 2008 profit was down 12 per cent at $1.9 billion on $8.5 billion in