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Herbicide Import Causes Maze Of Issues

By Kevin Hursh May 13, 2010

Unfortunately, most growers are bringing in Pursuit for what is actually an unregistered use. Farmers are importing a popular herbicide called Pursuit from the United States and saving a pile of money. That’s good news for the producers involved, but there are a lot of unfortunate consequences. Pursuit is a long-standing product from the crop

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DuPont Says EPA Approves Optimum AcreMax I Seeds

May 13, 2010

DuPont said May 3 the Environmental Protection Agency has approved its Optimum AcreMax I, a product the company says will save farmers time and make it easier for them to use hybrid seeds. The decision, which was not unexpected, lets the company, also known as E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. , better

Cereals, Crops, Oilseeds

New Additions To Simplicity Herbicide Label

April 15, 2010

New label additions to Simplicity herbicide expand the weed control and application options for spring and winter wheat growers, Dow AgroSciences announced. A non-residual Group 2 product, Simplicity is the original high-performing cross-spectrum grass and broadleaf weed herbicide for use in all varieties of spring and winter wheat which allows you to start with confidence,

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Proposed Food Additive Risky, NFU Says

March 11, 2010

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.

Cereals, Crops

DuPont Releases Barricade

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 4, 2010

New DuPont Barricade herbicide will provide growers with cleaner fields thanks to its unprecedented control of key broadleaf weeds and its ability to help manage weed resistance, the company says in a release. Barricade leverages the strengths of three active ingredients from two different herbicide groups to provide control of a broad range of broadleaf

Cereals, Crops, Pulses

New Herbicide Sought

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff December 24, 2009

The federal government is contributing $772,000 to help Pulse Canada develop a herbicide that will dry crops faster for easier harvesting. New restrictions for herbicide residues mean there are fewer products available for desiccation as harvest aids for dry bean growers in Canada. The funding will allow researchers to evaluate what is currently available and

Crops

New Registrations Add Competition

December 10, 2009

MANA Canada (Makhteshim Agan of North America, Canada Ltd.), has obtained registration for its clodinafop-propargyl grassy weed control herbicide Ladder, which will compete in the marketplace against Syngenta’s Horizon. “We are very excited about Ladder. Its active provides the base for a tremendous herbicide that farmers know and trust,” said Dale N. Kushner, commercial business

Country Crossroads

Autumn –A Good Time For Yardwork – for Oct. 8, 2009

By North Dakota State University October 8, 2009

Fall is a good time to plant trees and shrubs, plant winter-hardy bulbs, control weeds and get the garden in shape for the next growing season. Most trees and shrubs are available at retail stores in manageable containers that have the entire root system of the plant. Known as “container-grown” plants, they are placed into

Crops, Oilseeds

Gene Shuffling Technology Yields New Trait

September 17, 2009

DuPont has received full Canadian regulatory approval of its proprietary herbicide tolerance trait, Optimum GAT, in corn and soybeans for cultivation, feed, and food. “The Optimum GAT trait combined with our industry-leading genetics and other complementary technologies will help growers maximize yields and allow noticeably cleaner fields through harvest,” said Paul E. Schickler, vice-president and

Crops, Oilseeds

Avoid This Tank Mix

June 25, 2009

Mixing the herbicides Frontline XL and Puma Super are a bad idea, even if the label says it is OK, a MAFRI official says. “Neither Bayer nor Dow supports the tank mix because of antagonism, especially when conditions are less than perfect,” says John MacGregor, farm production advisor for Steinbach. MacGregor said some Frontline packaging

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