Nufarm Marks Down Glyphosate Combo

Herbicide maker Nufarm says it has knocked $40 per case, or about $1 per acre, off the price of its Group 9 and 14 combination product CleanStart. The herbicide, a co-packaging of glyphosate and carfentrazone, is billed as “the only non-residual burndown herbicide for use ahead of pulses and canola” and may also be used

45S51 – for Apr. 22, 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


Are U. S. Regulators Dropping The Ball On Biocrops?

“Science is not being considered in policy setting and deregulation. This research is important. We need to be vigilant.” – ROBERT KREMER Robert Kremer, a U. S. government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analyzing the rich dirt that yields billions of bushels of food each year and helps the United

Regulatory Oversight Inadequate

Fourteen years after commercialization of the world’s first biotech crop, the U. S. regulatory agencies charged with overseeing biotech crops – USDA, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U. S. Food and Drug Administration – are under attack on several fronts. The USDA is most directly in the line of fire after a string of


Ontario Weed Resistant To Glyphosate

The University of Guelph has confirmed that a population of giant ragweed in a field near Windsor, Ont., are Canada’s first glyphosate-resistant weeds. The discovery is of no immediate threat to Manitoba farmers because giant ragweed is not common here, nor is the Ontario corn belt’s corn-soybean rotation, said Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’

45S51 – for Apr. 8, 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


Merial, Intervet To Merge:

continued from previous story Grain-based deicer in works: Ontario-based biofuel maker GreenField Ethanol has signed on for a joint venture to make road and runway deicer from grain-based glucose. The company has a partnership agreement with New Jerseybased DNP Green Technology for a $50-million refinery to make bio-based succinic acid, which makes a “less corrosive”

Two New Nexera Varieties

Dow AgroSciences is introducing two new Nexera canola NX4 varieties this spring. NX4-106 RR is a Roundup Ready(R) variety and NX4-205CL is a Clearfield(R) variety. The new NX4-106 RR is suitable for growers in mid-to short-season zones. It is the earliest-maturing variety in the NX4 RR series, has improved early-season vigour compared to NX4-104 RR,


Liquid Canola Inoculant Approved For Prairies

Agrowth promotant for canola crops has picked up Canadian Food Inspection Agency approval for a new liquid formulation. BrettYoung’s BioBoost, which includes a patented strain of rhizobacteria Delftia acidovorans, is expected to be available in the new formulation, branded BioBoost Liquid, for canola growers’ use this spring. “We launched this product on a limited basis

New Glyphosate Product

Makhteshim Agan of North America Inc., Canada (MANA Canada), has received registration of Glyphogan Plus herbicide, Canada’s newest entry into the Roundup Ready marketplace. Glyphogan Plus uses the power of glyphosate to safely treat all Roundup Ready crops including canola, corn and soybeans. “Our customers asked for it and we have delivered. Glyphogan Plus is