Streamlined approval process leads to expanded labels for horticulture products

Aslimmed-down federal approval process will allow Canadian fruit and vegetable growers some expanded uses of an insecticide and two fungicides this spring. Bayer CropScience credited recent “regulatory synchronization” between Canada and the U.S. for the expanded labels on Admire insecticide and Reason and Flint fungicides announced Feb. 19. The approval covers uses for which the


Letters — for 2012-11-22 00:00:00

CGC legislation debated many times I would like to correct the many inaccuracies contained in a recent Manitoba Co-operator article about our government’s Safe Food for Canadian Act (S-11) and changes to the Canadian Grain Act (CGA). Let me start by first assuring readers that when it comes to food safety, the health of Canadians

Concern raised about Tordon sprayed in ditches

David Neufeld learned the hard way how persistent this herbicide is 
and now wonders how surface and groundwater are affected

A Boissevain farmer is questioning the safety of a herbicide commonly sprayed on ditch weeds after discovering it makes the compost he uses in his organic greenhouse toxic to bedding plants. David Neufeld got a nasty surprise when his greenhouse tomatoes suddenly died in 2010. A Winnipeg laboratory found the composted horse manure he was


New Insecticide For Soybeans

Bayer CropScience has received registration for Concept insecticide, making it available to soybean and horticulture growers across Canada for the 2011 growing season. “Concept is a revolutionary broad-spectrum foliar insecticide that delivers quick knockdown and residual protection against soybean aphid and Japanese beetle, and suppression of bean leaf beetle in soybean crops,” said Greg Good,

Rangeland Tank Mix Available

Dow AgroSciences Canada has acquired Canadian registration for a dual-mode tank mix to control shrubs, invasive plants and broadleaf weeds on rangeland and permanent pasture. Dow bills its new Reclaim tank mix as a convenient option with a “favourable environmental profile,” adding that it’s also “safe to grass, with no grazing restrictions for beef cattle


“Non-Crop” Post-Emergent Weed Killer Launched

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.”