The European Commission 'severely restricted' three neonicotinoids — clothiandidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam — in an effort to protect honeybees, but critics say the regulations are doing for the very opposite. "In 2013 the European parliament voted to ban the use of neonics on flowering plant species, because of concerns about bee health," said Simon Kightley,... Read More
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In February, DowDuPont announced plans to spin-off a standalone agriculture company consisting of DuPont Crop Protection, DuPont Pioneer, and Dow AgroSciences. The intended company, named Corteva Agriscience, will be created by June 1, 2019, and headquartered in Delaware. "For us, the benefit is to have a really strong footprint across seeds, crop protection and the... Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show talking cranberry juice, push marketing, and market development. Then: Top Ag News - Yesterday's emergency meeting regarding the grain-by-rail backlog; the acquisition of farmland in Canada; political sentiment in polls; the pace of NAFTA talks, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; and more on trade. The level of... Read More
Soybean growers in Western Canada have not yet had to face a soil-borne pest that has hurt yields in other soybean growing regions, but it’s only a matter of time. Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) has steadily spread north along the Red River and has been found in soils on at least two farms near the…Read More
We've got the tech, so how far off are we from satellite imagery replacing Statistics Canada's phone surveys? We're half-kidding, but yes, some information formerly gathered through phone calls has already been shifted to remote sensing, says Leander Campbell, remote sensing specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). You may not know it, but each... Read More
While it stands to reason that Canadians may have become slightly jaded after a wide-spread price-fixing scandal was revealed late last year, a new study from Dalhousie University's Faculty of Management confirms it. The report, released today, finds that consumers are less likely to trust national food retailers than they were in November 2017, before... Read More
Shaun Haney is back in the studio, after a busy week on the road with TechTour LIVE. After quickly acknowledging the amazing complexity of plants, he covers: Top Ag News - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's disapproval rating surpasses 50 percent; UFA announces $12.5 million patronage dividend; CN and CP hopper car orders improving; and more.... Read More
United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) held its annual general meeting March 16 and, at it, approved a $12.5 million payment of patronage dividend to membership. “We are turning a corner," says Carol Kitchen, president and CEO, in a press release. "While we still have more work to do, the work that we have done is... Read More
Simply put, Seed Synergy is described as a process, not an entity. Those familiar with the inner workings of the seed industry have heard about Seed Synergy for quite some time, but those further out — and those on the farm — likely haven't heard much. As Dan Wright, president of Canadian Seed Trade Association,…Read More
In recent years we've seen dramatic shifts into the areas of low-till and no-till. And now, Väderstad is offering another option with its Carrier lineup of disc cultivators — ultra-shallow tillage. "The idea behind this is when the farmer has done his combining, especially after oilseed...if he do a very shallow tillage then (and with... Read More