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BASF, Monsanto Move On Dicamba Tolerance

March 24, 2011

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

Crops, Oilseeds

New Killer For Kochia In Flax

By Allan Dawson March 24, 2011

Western Canadian flax growers have a powerful new herbicide to control Group 2-resistant kochia, called Authority. But there’s lots for farmers to consider before using Nufarm’s new pre-emergence product with residual weed control. Soil pH, organic matter and texture will affect the application rate and in some cases prevent its use. And there are re-cropping

Crops, Oilseeds

Volunteer Corn Reduces Yield In Corn And Soybean Crops

March 24, 2011

Ohio’s Purdue University Extension Service reports that volunteer corn is causing major yield reductions to both corn and soybean crops. With 70 per cent of Indiana’s annual corn crop resistant to glyphosate, volunteer corn has become increasingly difficult to control. “We’re rotating Roundup Ready corn with our soybean crop, which is typically 95 per cent

Crops, Oilseeds

Non-GM Glyphosate-Tolerant Flax Being Developed

March 10, 2011

Glyphosate-tolerant flax that hasn’t been “genetically modified” (GM) could be on the market by 2014, according to James A. Radtke, vice-president of product development for Cibus, an American plant trait development company. If the $6-million project between Cibus, the Flax Council of Canada, and Agriculture and Agri- Food Canada is a success, Canadian flax growers

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Global Warming Not So Bad — For Weeds

March 10, 2011

A study in the latest issue ofWeed Sciencesays that increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere benefit at least one species – weeds. Carbon dioxide acts as a fertilizer to invasive exotic grasses, resulting in higher growth rates and larger leaves. These stronger plants are also proving more resistant to the world’s most important

Crops, Oilseeds

Plant Pathologist Cites “High Risk” Of Glyphosate

By Carey Gillam March 3, 2011

Questions about the safety of glyphosate have resurfaced in a warning from a U.S. scientist that claims the top-selling herbicide may contribute to plant disease and health problems for farm animals. Plant pathologist and retired Purdue University professor, Don Huber has written a letter to U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack warning that a newly discovered

Crops

Edible Bean “Desiccants” A Residue Challenge

By Gord Gilmour February 24, 2011

Edible bean growers love their desiccants, and for good reason. The products let them dry their crops down and even them out prior to harvest, make the harvest operation much more manageable and even give a bit of a weed control boost. So what’s the problem? Residues in a word – likely something that’s being

Cereals, News

Weeds Shift To Meet New Farming Practices

By Daniel Winters February 10, 2011

The widespread adoption of zero or minimum tillage has led to subtle changes in weed populations in Manitoba, according to the provincial weed specialist, Nasir Shaihk. In the 1970s, when tillage was widespread, the top three weeds were volunteer barley, dog mustard and field horsetail. An examination of weed survey results stretching back over the

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By Daniel Winters February 10, 2011

espite all of mankind’s ingenuity, the weeds, it seems, always win in the end. Monsanto once boasted Roundup-resistant weeds were “highly unlikely” to be found, but now strains of glyphosateresistant giant ragweed can be seen growing 18 feet tall in Ontario cornfields, and some biotypes of rigid ryegrass in Australia have become immune to virtually

News, Oilseeds, Pulses

RR Soybeans Off Patent But Still Restricted

By Allan Dawson January 20, 2011

The one company committed to selling off-patent Roundup Ready 1 soybeans in 2012 says it will use contracts to ensure farmers don’t save and reuse the seed. But Pioneer Hi-Bred will continue to make the seed available for one-time use only once it comes off patent in August, 2011 at least until 2014, a company

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BASF, Monsanto Move On Dicamba Tolerance

New Killer For Kochia In Flax

Volunteer Corn Reduces Yield In Corn And Soybean Crops

Non-GM Glyphosate-Tolerant Flax Being Developed

Global Warming Not So Bad — For Weeds

Plant Pathologist Cites “High Risk” Of Glyphosate

Edible Bean “Desiccants” A Residue Challenge

Weeds Shift To Meet New Farming Practices

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