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Noxious weed control to be strengthened in Manitoba

By Allan Dawson July 11, 2013

Keystone Agricultural Producers’ president Doug Chorney is anxious to see details on how the Manitoba government will better protect farmland from noxious weeds as part of its ban on cosmetic pesticides. “I am encouraged by that, but we want to make sure that is the case,” Chorney said July 3 in an interview. “It’s important

Crops, Weather

CropChatter: When do I worry about herbicide injury?

June 10, 2013

The 2013 growing season hasn’t exactly been setting records for heat so far, so some growers may be stuck trying to balance optimal temperatures with their chosen herbicide’s recommended application timings. Crop injury in some situations may be unavoidable, since both temperature and incorrect crop staging affect crop tolerance to herbicides. But not all injury

Crops, News

Treated corn seed linked to bee kills, Health Canada urges farmers to use best practices

By Alex Binkley May 7, 2013

Government issues list of 25 best practices to lower the risk of contamination  instead of following Europe’s lead and banning neonicotinoid insecticides

Another round of “bee incidents” last year has prompted Health Canada to issue an updated list of mitigation measures to corn farmers who may have inadvertently killed the pollinators. A severe death rate during planting season in 2012 has been linked to a dry spell and widespread use of nitro-guanidine neonicotinoid insecticides on corn seed.

Crops

Government says pesticide ban backed

By Shannon VanRaes April 9, 2013

The details haven’t been announced, but Manitobans overwhelmingly support banning “cosmetic” pesticides, says the NDP government. “More than 2,000 people participated in our consultations and more than 70 per cent of them were in favour of increased regulation,” said Gord Mackintosh, minister of Conservation and Water Stewardship. “The federal government also recognizes the need for

Crops

Beekeepers ask courts to ban controversial pesticides

By Carey Gillam March 28, 2013

U.S. environmental regulators are failing to protect honeybees and should immediately suspend use of some toxic insecticides tied to the widespread deaths of bees, charges a new lawsuit. “It is a catastrophe in progress,” said migratory beekeeper Steve Ellis, who maintains 2,000 hives for pollinating crops from Minnesota to California. “We have an ongoing problem

Opinion

By Larry Maguire March 16, 2013

In all areas of life, education is the key to success. The same applies to the use of pesticides wherever the application takes place. In Manitoba, there is a lack of education to the general public on the use of urban lawn care products. This could lead to a draconian ban, limiting people’s options to

Crops, Grain Markets

CWB announces 2011-12 final payments

February 23, 2013

CWB is issuing final payments to farmers for the wheat, durum wheat and barley delivered during the 2011-12 crop year. Final and total payments for base grades basis Vancouver or St. Lawrence are 1 CWRS, 12.5 per cent $13.79/$290.49; 1 CWAD, 12.5 per cent $14.54/$345.24 and Select CW Two-Row barley $16.34/$312.94. A full list is

Crops

EU Commission wants curbs on pesticides to protect bees

By Claire Davenport February 12, 2013

Reuters / The European Commission said Jan. 31 it wanted EU member states to restrict the use of pesticides linked to the decline of bees. The commission said it was asking EU countries to suspend the use of neonicotinoid insecticides — among the most commonly used crop pesticides — on sunflower, rapeseed, maize and cotton.

News

Pallister calls for caution on cosmetic pesticide ban

By Allan Dawson January 30, 2013

Brian Pallister says Ontario’s ban has resulted in grass fields being replaced by artificial turf harbouring infectious bacteria

Banning pesticides from Manitoba lawns and sport fields could have unintended negative consequences, says Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party Leader Brian Pallister. Banning so-called “cosmetic pesticides” — those not used in agricultural production — in Ontario has resulted in “an explosion of artificial turf fields,” because grass fields have been overrun by weeds, Pallister said in

Opinion

Letters, Jan. 10, 2013

January 17, 2013

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Tag Archives Pesticides

Noxious weed control to be strengthened in Manitoba

CropChatter: When do I worry about herbicide injury?

Treated corn seed linked to bee kills, Health Canada urges farmers to use best practices

Government says pesticide ban backed

Beekeepers ask courts to ban controversial pesticides

CWB announces 2011-12 final payments

EU Commission wants curbs on pesticides to protect bees

Pallister calls for caution on cosmetic pesticide ban

Letters, Jan. 10, 2013

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