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Nufarm Marks Down Glyphosate Combo

Herbicide maker Nufarm says it has knocked $40 per case, or about $1 per acre, off the price of its Group 9 and 14 combination product CleanStart. The herbicide, a co-packaging of glyphosate and carfentrazone, is billed as “the only non-residual burndown herbicide for use ahead of pulses and canola” and may also be used
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Are U. S. Regulators Dropping The Ball On Biocrops?

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“Science is not being considered in policy setting and deregulation. This research is important. We need to be vigilant.” – ROBERT KREMER Robert Kremer, a U. S. government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analyzing the rich dirt that yields billions of bushels of food each year and helps the United
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U. S. Eyes Regulatory Overhaul

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Since 1987, the USDA has overseen genetically modified organisms through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) regulates GE organisms based on “plant pest risk.” USDA has said it wants to make changes that ensure safety while making the process more transparent to the public, and more efficient and easier
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Ontario Weed Resistant To Glyphosate

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The University of Guelph has confirmed that a population of giant ragweed in a field near Windsor, Ont., are Canada’s first glyphosate-resistant weeds. The discovery is of no immediate threat to Manitoba farmers because giant ragweed is not common here, nor is the Ontario corn belt’s corn-soybean rotation, said Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’
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Merial, Intervet To Merge:

continued from previous story Grain-based deicer in works: Ontario-based biofuel maker GreenField Ethanol has signed on for a joint venture to make road and runway deicer from grain-based glucose. The company has a partnership agreement with New Jerseybased DNP Green Technology for a $50-million refinery to make bio-based succinic acid, which makes a “less corrosive”
Crops, Oilseeds

Two New Nexera Varieties

Dow AgroSciences is introducing two new Nexera canola NX4 varieties this spring. NX4-106 RR is a Roundup Ready(R) variety and NX4-205CL is a Clearfield(R) variety. The new NX4-106 RR is suitable for growers in mid-to short-season zones. It is the earliest-maturing variety in the NX4 RR series, has improved early-season vigour compared to NX4-104 RR,
Crops, Oilseeds

Liquid Canola Inoculant Approved For Prairies

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Agrowth promotant for canola crops has picked up Canadian Food Inspection Agency approval for a new liquid formulation. BrettYoung’s BioBoost, which includes a patented strain of rhizobacteria Delftia acidovorans, is expected to be available in the new formulation, branded BioBoost Liquid, for canola growers’ use this spring. “We launched this product on a limited basis
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New Glyphosate Product

Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc., Canada (MANA Canada), has received registration of Glyphogan Plus herbicide, Canada’s newest entry into the Roundup Ready marketplace. Glyphogan Plus uses the power of glyphosate to safely treat all Roundup Ready crops including canola, corn and soybeans. “Our customers asked for it and we have delivered. Glyphogan Plus is
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Proposed Food Additive Risky, NFU Says

The National Farmers Union is urging Health Canada not to allow Asparaginase, a genetically modified enzyme currently used as a chemotherapy drug to treat leukemia, to be approved as a food additive. The NFU sent a letter to Health Canada on Feb. 18, 2010 in response to a website-posted comment period on the proposed change.
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More U. S. Weeds Found Resisting Monsanto Roundup

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U. S. scientists said Feb. 26 they have confirmed kochia weed populations have developed resistance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup. Kansas State University said scientists had found five kochia weed populations in western Kansas that are resistant to glyphosate. Kochia, also called fireweed, is a drought-tolerant weed commonly found on land in the

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