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Syngenta Corrects Crop Protection Guide

Syngenta Crop Protection Canada is offering Manitoba and Saskatchewan farmers stickers to correct the entries on Axial herbicide (page 90) and Quilt fungicide (page 282) in the two provinces’ 2009 Crop Protection Guides. The company warns that Axial’s label does not allow tank mixes with the broadleaf products 2,4-D, Estraprop, Express Pack or Thumper, “due
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Broadleaf Weed Killers Paired Against Kochia

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Syngenta Crop Protection Canada will market two broadleaf herbicides this season as a twin pack for cereal growers, for use against kochia in particular. The product, to be called Pulsar, will co-pack the Group 4 herbicides dicamba (also used in products such as Banvel and Target) and fluroxypyr (used in Attain, Altitude FX and others)
News, Oilseeds

Tackle Canola Volunteers Early – for Feb. 5, 2009

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“A lot of canola seed, in a lot of canola fields, hit the ground.” – BrUce mUrraY Farmers who grew canola last year can expect a lot more canola volunteers than usual in their fields this spring, says Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ (MAFRI) weed specialist Bruce Murray. Since canola volunteers are easier to
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Grain revenue helps CN’s Q4:

A 23 per cent increase in fourth-quarter grain and fertilizer revenue helped Canadian National Railway (CN) offset higher operating and tax expenses.CN’soverall Q4 profit was $573 million on $2.2 billion in revenue, down 31 per cent from the year-earlier period. Full-year 2008 profit was down 12 per cent at $1.9 billion on $8.5 billion in
Livestock, News

MCPA proposes its own environmental program

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“ALUS is a great idea but it does not help us as cattle producers.” – MARTIN UNRAU, MCPA Manitoba cattle producers are proposing a new program to reward them financially for environmentally friendly farming practices. The program, called Envi ronmental and Rural Stewardship Program (ERSP), would pay producers up to nearly $127 million annually for
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Monsanto quarterly loss shrinks; record sales seen

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Monsanto posted a smaller quarterly loss Oct. 8 as strong herbicide and seed sales helped offset seasonal slowness and research and development costs. Shares of the agricultural technology company rose more than six per cent after company officials said they saw strong growth ahead and boosted their gross profit target for 2012 to between $9.5

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