Insights and Stories on Pesticides

Competition Bureau probing big ag chem companies

Feb. 6, 2020 at 9:57 am CST

Reuters — The Canadian Competition Bureau said on Thursday it was investigating certain agriculture companies for alleged anticompetitive practices over allegations of trying to block an online farm-supply startup from doing business in Western Canada. The regulator did not provide details on specific companies involved in the probe, but documents […]

Trump administration scales back U.S. water protections

Jan. 23, 2020 at 2:18 pm CST

By Timothy Gardner Valerie Volcovici

Bayer cancels plans to sell U.S. crop product in 2020 over safety concerns

Jul. 30, 2019 at 2:39 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S., Canada, 14 others slam EU farm product regulation at WTO

Jul. 4, 2019 at 7:14 pm CDT

By Tom Miles

Agricultural plastics not part of federal ban

Jun. 14, 2019 at 9:52 am CDT

By GFM Staff

U.S. EPA wins new chance to argue against pesticide ban

Feb. 7, 2019 at 4:01 pm CST

Reuters — The Trump administration has persuaded a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its recent decision ordering the Environmental Protection Agency to ban the widely-used pesticide chlorpyrifos, which critics say can harm children and farmers. In an order on Wednesday, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it will […]

By jonathan-stempel

U.S. appeals court orders EPA to ban pesticide said to harm children

Aug. 9, 2018 at 3:00 pm CDT

New York | Reuters – A divided federal appeals court on Thursday ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban a widely-used pesticide that critics say can endanger children and farmers. The 2-1 decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Seattle overturned former EPA administrator Scott Pruitt’s March 2017 […]

By jonathan-stempel

Canada to impose tariffs on U.S., challenge at WTO

Jun. 1, 2018 at 4:23 am CDT

Reuters — Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs on $16.6 billion worth of U.S. exports and challenge U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization (WTO), Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday. The Canadian tariffs are set to go into […]

By Allison Martell

Organic Grain Marketing 101: Part 2 – Rejection risk

Mar. 5, 2018 at 12:18 pm CST

By Brenda Tjaden OrganicBiz contributor Lots of growers have been through the unpleasant experience of having a load of grain rejected on delivery. Generally, the cause is something in the environment that couldn’t be controlled. Gathering a representative sample can help a lot, but it is far from a perfect […]

By OrganicBiz

U of S research reveals controversial insecticides are toxic to songbirds

Nov. 9, 2017 at 11:39 am CST

Saskatoon – Research at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S) has linked the use of insecticides to serious health issues in songbirds. “Studies on the risks of neonicotinoids have often focused on bees that have been experiencing population declines. However, it is not just bees that are being affected […]

By University of Saskatchewan

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