
Tag Archives Pest Management Regulatory Agency

What’s going to ‘bug’ you in 2020?
Western bean cutworm is quickly climbing the ranks as our biggest threat

Troubling gaps within PMRA
An interview with crop protection expert Craig Hunter on the avalanche of change that may be heading toward Canadian farmers

Garlic growers look to develop certified seed
A certified program would help build a knowledge base for pest control measures

Pest Patrol: Mixing ‘crop enhancer’ with glyphosate for weed control
#PestPatrol with Mike Cowbrough, OMAFRA

Tighter spray control in the field
Should you be looking at the InterLock system to reduce off-target risk?

Pesticide review a huge issue for horticulture sector
Time of worker re-entry after application and use of protective equipment are stumbling blocks

The challenge of optimism
A look inside a modern Ontario hort operation finds a farm family wrestling with issues that may soon dominate the farm agenda coast to coast

New seed treatment in a different class
A new mode of action could help confound several pests in eastern Canadian corn

Another big hurdle for Canadian producers
With MRLs, the problems begin when a test used for regulating trade gets treated as a verdict on food safety

Crop pest scouts may gain from ‘app’lied knowledge
Insect ID is a challenge — but Prairie entomologists say there will soon be an app for that, and a whole lot more
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