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A lot of last year’s woes came down to the luck of the draw in terms of weather and pest and diseases issues, but the big exception to that was blackleg
It was a year to forget for Manitoba canola growers. If you’re keeping a scorecard, the list of problems suffered by growers in 2012 included high weed pressure in fields that were waterlogged in 2011, frost hitting some early-seeded crops, a blistering hot July, insect populations just under the level that warrants spraying, aster yellowsOwen Paterson says genetic modification isn’t a “frightening, new, spooky technology” and brings many benefits, including reduced pesticide and fuel use
Reuters / Britain’s farming and environment minister, Owen Paterson is calling for an acceleration in the European Union’s approval process for genetically modified crops, which he said offered benefits including less pesticide use. “I think we need to work with like-minded partners to move the (GM) legislation along at a European level because it isBrian Pallister says Ontario’s ban has resulted in grass fields being replaced by artificial turf harbouring infectious bacteria
Banning pesticides from Manitoba lawns and sport fields could have unintended negative consequences, says Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party Leader Brian Pallister. Banning so-called “cosmetic pesticides” — those not used in agricultural production — in Ontario has resulted in “an explosion of artificial turf fields,” because grass fields have been overrun by weeds, Pallister said inGovernment reserves now have reached 31 million tonnes, second only to China and three times the official target levels
Reuters / While most other major wheat growers around the world suffered from production setbacks in 2012 due to drought, India’s farmers had a banner year which has resulted in a glut of wheat supplies at state-run warehouses and export facilities. India’s state reserves of wheat have reached 31 million tonnes (34 million tons) —
