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File photo of grain silos and other buildings at harbourside at Saint Nazaire on France’s west coast. (Sissoupitch/iStock/Getty Images)

French agency drops fumigant ban on non-EU grain exports

Limit on phosphine won't apply if use required for export

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 21, 2023

Paris | Reuters — French health safety agency ANSES on Thursday cleared the use of phosphine pesticide in contact with grains exported outside the European Union when importing countries require the process, averting a halt to shipments from the EU’s top grain exporter. In late October ANSES cleared the use of phosphine tablets used for

Crops

France says pesticide ban will not hit grain exports

Fumigant can't be in 'direct contact' with grains

By GFM Network News, Reuters April 12, 2023

Paris | Reuters — France will ensure that a decision by health and safety agency ANSES to ban the use of a pesticide in direct contact with grains does not hamper its exports outside the European Union, its trade and agriculture ministers told Parliament on Tuesday. In late October ANSES cleared the use of phosphine

A tray of black soldier fly larvae photographed in Malaysia in 2022 at Nutrition Technologies’ plant.

Farmit Manitoba

From ashes to fly larvae, new ideas aim to revive farm soil

New research aims to take the fight to stave off soil degradation in a promising new direction

By Rod Nickel February 15, 2023

Reuters – As extreme weather and human activity degrade the world’s arable land, scientists and developers are looking at new and largely unproven methods to save soil for agriculture. One company is injecting liquid clay into California desert to trap moisture and help fruit to grow, while another in Malaysia boosts soil with droppings from

News

Grasshopper populations on the rise

Lessons from organic farms reveal a broader approach to grasshopper management

By Don Norman February 9, 2023

There is a low risk of a widespread grasshopper infestation in Manitoba this year, though there are a few areas of concern. “I don’t want people to let the guard down,” says John Gavloski, Manitoba Agriculture’s entomologist. “I certainly don’t want to indicate that we’re in an outbreak because I don’t believe that’s necessarily true.

“[Flea beetle] seem to overwinter well under our Prairie conditions and we don’t have the natural enemies that seem to knock a population out, the way it does to other insects.” – John Gavloski.

News

The year in pest insects on Manitoba fields

There were many of the usual suspects and some strange new issues in Manitoba fields last season

By Gord Leathers February 9, 2023

Flea beetles and grasshoppers topped provincial entomologist John Gavloski’s list as the peskiest insects on Manitoba farms this past season and he said producers should be on the lookout for them next year. In addition, “we’ve got three aphid species this year along with your army worms, lygus and cutworms, but our biggest surprise of the year

Flea beetles are showing signs of resistance to pyrethroids in Europe, where neonics have been banned for years.

Crops, Oilseeds

Neonics still best flea beetle option

There’s mounting evidence the European ban has significant unintended consequences, entomologist says

By Don Norman February 6, 2023

Neonicotinoids used as a seed treatment remain the safest and most effective tool for managing flea beetles, an entomologist says. Neonicotinoids are a widely used class of insecticides available since the 1990s. Concerns about their environmental impact emerged in the early 2000s, when studies showed they caused harm to honeybees and other pollinators. These findings

Clumps of grasshoppers, killed by a fungus, are scattered throughout a field.

Crops, News

Weird pest phenomena a boon for farmers

They might sound creepy, but aphid ‘mummies’ and ‘summit disease’ are signs friendly fungi, insects are at hand

By Geralyn Wichers January 24, 2023

For once, it’s not a bad thing if the mummy returns – unless you’re an aphid. In 2022, pea aphids plagued many Manitoba farmers, said John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture. Aphids on soybeans also hit economic levels, particularly in the central, east and Interlake regions. “Some people were caught in a dilemma,” Gavloski told

“Having more selective insecticide options is welcome, as a fundamental component of integrated pest management is preserving natural enemies of crop feeding pests.” – John Gavloski, Manitoba Agriculture.

Crops, News

New weapon launched against aphids

Group 29 insecticide Carbine was registered at the end of November

By Alexis Stockford January 10, 2023

Pulse and alfalfa growers will have another arrow in their quiver to battle aphids this summer. Ag-chemical company FMC has announced that its flonicamid-based insecticide, Carbine, has the stamp of approval from Canadian regulators and will reach the market in 2023. The Group 29 product “disrupts the potassium channels in the pests’ nervous system,” interfering

Livestock

Control slipping on varroa mites

Anecdotal and small scale studies continue to suggest that a leading varroa mite control product may no longer be enough

By Alexis Stockford December 19, 2022

The quest to find effective varroa mite control has given producers little respite this year, according to the Manitoba Beekeepers Association. Chair Ian Steppler says producers are once again reporting varroa infestations. “There are producers who are talking about not being able to keep the mite counts down, so that’s the only concern about our

Livestock

French insect-based ingredients maker Ynsect to expand in North America

U.S. plant would use Ardent Mills' flour milling byproducts

By GFM Network News, Sybille De La Hamaide December 14, 2022

Paris | Reuters — French company Ynsect said on Tuesday it had signed deals to build insect ingredient production sites in the United States and in Mexico as the firm kicks off what it says will be the world’s largest insect farm. Ynsect breeds mealworms that produce proteins for aquaculture, livestock, pet food, fertilizers and

Daily Network News

Trump tells farmers that tractor companies should lower prices

Get farmers in on federal water security strategy planning, CFA says

U.S. finalizes biofuel blending quotas for 2026-27, cuts RINS for foreign feedstocks

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