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Tool To Avoid Glyphosateresistant Weeds

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“Two-and three-way mixes, are in my opinion, the answer if we’re going to use herbicides.” – GARY MARTENS Monsanto Co. has launched a web-site to help western Canadian farmers assess their risk of cultivating glyphosate-resistant weeds. “We know it (glyphosate resistance) can happen so we really wanted to generate this tool so growers could see
Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Soybean Seed Pricing Under Scrutiny

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“My office is concerned that West Virginia farmers are paying much higher prices for soybeans with the Roundup Ready 2 trait when the yields do not live up to the claims and do not justify the increased prices.” – WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY GENERAL DARRELL MCGRAW JR. West Virginia officials have notified global seed giant Monsanto
Crops, Forages

U. S. Court Relaxes Limits On Roundup Ready Alfalfa

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“We’re waiting to hear what they’re going to decide.” – TRISH JORDAN, MONSANTO CANADA Both sides are claiming victory after the U. S. Supreme Court last week overturned a lower court ruling which imposed a ban on Roundup Ready alfalfa. The court ruled a district court judge in San Francisco overstepped his authority in preventing
Crops, Oilseeds

45S51 – for Jul. 1, 2010

It’s a symbol of Pioneer Hi-Bred’s leadership in providing valuable canola seed disease resistance traits. The first and only canola hybrid on the market with built-in sclerotinia resistance. TM When you see the new Pioneer Protector logo on your Pioneer brand canola hybrids, you’ll know your canola is protected. Roundup Ready is a registered trademark
Crops, Forages

“Non-Crop” Post-Emergent Weed Killer Launched

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ClearView, a selective control for annual and perennial broadleaf weeds, invasive plants and shrubs, has been cleared for use in Canada – but not in field crops. Dow AgroSciences Canada has announced registration for the new post-emergent product’s use to control weeds and shrubs on rights-of-way, industrial land, rangeland, permanent pasture and other “non-crop areas.”
Livestock, Opinion

MCPA not ignoring producers in TB Alley

It was gratifying to see the articles in the June 10, 2010 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator. However, the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association was dismayed the editorial indicated industry associations have ignored producers. The association is writing to enlighten the Co-operator and its readers on the activities of the MCPA regarding TB and the Riding
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DuPont Likes EU Moves On GMO Crops

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Moves by the European Union to overhaul its approval system for genetically modified crops is a “big step forward,” but it is likely to be some time before the bloc is open to widespread cultivation of key crops, a leading DuPont executive said June 8. Citing a provision of reported regulatory plans to allow EU
Crops, Oilseeds

Monsanto Acknowledges Role In “Super Weeds”

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Monsanto Co. said on May 27 it will restructure its herbicide products in an effort to help combat the spreading environmental woes of herbicide-resistant weeds, also known as “super weeds,” which many critics have blamed on the chemical giant. “We need to get in front of this,” Monsanto chairman Hugh Grant said in a conference
Crops

Monsanto Cuts 2010 Outlook

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Monsanto Co., the world’s largest seed company and a leading agricultural chemicals company said it would “drastically narrow” its Roundup portfolio and lower prices to be more in line with generics. In addition to lowering prices for the 2011 season, the company will accelerate payment on certain distributor and retailer incentives to close out the
Cereals, Crops

Bayer Drops Prices For Wild Oat Control

Bayer CropScience announced May 20 that it is dropping prices for its portfolio of cereal wild oat herbicides by as much as 15 per cent off suggested retail prices. Growers will benefit from price reductions on the following Bayer CropScience herbicides: Product Price Reposition Puma120 Super $3/acre PumaAdvance $3/acre Tundra $3/acre Velocitym3 $2/acre Thumper Total

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