Latest Newsletter

Tag Archives neonicotinoids — page 5

(Photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops, Markets

Ontario’s neonic limits tabled for public comment

By
Proposed new controls on the use and sale of corn and soybean seed treated with neonicotinoid pesticides in Ontario are up for public comment between now and early May. The provincial government made its move Monday — three days ahead of a scheduled meeting between Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal and Grain Farmers of Ontario chairman […] Read more
(Photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops

Ont. ag minister to review GFO proposal on bee health, neonics

By
Ontario corn and soybean growers have secured a meeting with the provincial ag minister on the farmers’ proposed Plan B to balance crop pest control against bee health. Grain Farmers of Ontario said Thursday its representatives will meet March 26 with Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal to discuss the proposals laid out in GFO’s Ontario Pollinator […] Read more
Crops

Ontario’s curbs on neonics may protect bees but diminish crops

By
Winnipeg | Reuters –– Ontario’s move to protect bees by reducing use of a pesticide seed treatment may diminish corn and soybean production, seed companies said on Wednesday. Beekeepers welcomed the move by Ontario, the first North American government to curb use of seed treated with neonicotinoids, which are used to kill insects that harm […] Read more
(Photo courtesy ARS/USDA)
Crops

Ontario proposes deep cuts to farmers’ neonic use by 2017

By
Ontario’s new goal to ban most use of neonicotinoid pesticides in corn and soybean crops by 2017 has yielded bouquets from the province’s beekeepers — but left crop growers feeling stung. Following up on Premier Kathleen Wynne’s orders to her agriculture and environment ministers in their mandate letters in September, the province on Tuesday announced it will consult on […] Read more

Cyber-Savvy Farmer

Glacier Farmmedia Podcast