The Ontario Weed Tour at the Elora Research Station discussed how plant staging accuracy, timing and weather conditions can significantly impact crop health, yield and limit potential herbicide application injury.
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Staging slip leads to corn damage after Dicamba spray
Ontario Weed Tour highlights how timing, cold snaps and late spraying contribute to herbicide damage in corn
Pigweed-specific herbicide makes jump to North American corn
Canadian growers first in North America to get approval for Convintro, used in Europe on cereals
Canadian growers are the first in North America to get approval for Convintro to control pigweeds, including glyphosate resistant strains.
Ecorobotix ARA tech’s ultra-precision crop spraying levels the field
Advanced three-phase system uses internal wifi and AI imaging to spray by plant type or size, transforming how farmers apply inputs
The Ecorobotix ARA uses AI, image recognition, and ultra-precise plant-by-plant spraying to reduce chemical use, lower input costs, and boost sustainability in modern farming.
Europe’s illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
At least 14 per cent of pesticides used on EU fields today are illegal
As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over land and sea.
A future without glyphosate in Ontario?
Experts weigh in on what reducing or losing glyphosate could mean for crop systems
Experts weigh in on what reducing or losing glyphosate could mean for crop systems in Ontario.
Closed transfer improves safety and speed
But work is needed to optimize the systems for the North American market
A new safer and more environmentally friendly crop protection technology will create challenges and opportunties for innovation in the agricultural sector. Closed transfer systems (CTS) “…permit the direct transfer of pesticides from container to sprayer while isolating the process from the operator and the environment,” according to the website Sprayers101.com. Chris Duyvelshoff, the Ontario Fruit […] Read more
New Bayer genetics to open up soybean herbicide tolerance
Vyconic trait set offers tolerance to five herbicides and will be integrated with the company’s soybean varieties in coming years
Bayer’s Vyconic soybeans offer tolerance to five herbicides, a first for Canadian crop growers. This new advancement could help farmers combat resistant weeds and manage fields.
Why herbicide effectiveness varies
Peter Sikkema discusses how to hedge your bets when controlling weeds
Herbicides are incredible weed control tools, but their effectiveness can be significantly degraded by a variety of environmental, human and other factors.
Cash-strapped US farmers switch to generic crop chemicals, in blow to big manufacturers
U.S. farmers struggling with slumping incomes and depressed grain prices have been switching to cheaper generic pesticides and fungicides as they plan for spring planting next year, which market analysts said could hit the bottom lines of agrichemical companies like Bayer.
Herbicide approved for industrial use by drone
Canada’s Pest Management Review Agency approved Garlon XRT herbicide, the first industrial vegetation product with drone application on the label.
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