Farmers urged to take extra care when applying fall glyphosate

Source: Jeremy Simes, Producer.com, August 30, 2019 Crop specialists say farmers should be more mindful if applying pre-harvest glyphosate this fall, given many fields have uneven levels of maturity. They say producers will have to make sure all crops reach their maturity level before applying. If they apply too early, residues could end up in… Continue reading Farmers urged to take extra care when applying fall glyphosate

Large canola ending stocks expected

Source: Phil Franz-Warkentin, Producer.com, September 13, 2018  Canadian canola ending stocks as of July 31, came in at about a million tonnes above the previous year’s carryout, but were still well within trade expectations. Canola supplies as of July 31 were estimated at 2.391 million tonnes by Statistics Canada, with 954,000 tonnes of that in… Continue reading Large canola ending stocks expected

It’s time to curtail pre-harvest glyphosate

Source: Kevin Hursh, Producer.com, September 13, 2018  Glyphosate is under siege nationally and internationally. Stopping its pre-harvest use might be a logical step to quell the uprising and preserve the world’s most popular herbicide for other applications. This wouldn’t stop activists from railing against what they view as an evil cancer-causing poison, but it would go… Continue reading It’s time to curtail pre-harvest glyphosate

French farmers fear three year deadline to find glyphosate alternative too narrow

Source: Producer.com, December 15, 2017  NIOVILLE, France (Reuters) — President Emmanuel Macron’s promise to rid France of glyphosate within three years has some farmers in the European Union’s largest grain-producing country on edge. After intense debate, the EU recently cleared U.S.-developed glyphosate for another five years despite concerns that the most widely used pesticide in… Continue reading French farmers fear three year deadline to find glyphosate alternative too narrow

Study finds no firm glyphosate-cancer link

Source: Robert Arnason, The Western Producer, November 9, 2017  A long-term study of pesticide applicators in the United States has found that glyphosate exposure is not associated with cancer. The Agricultural Health Study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, looked at the cancer incidence in 54,251 farmers and ag workers in Iowa… Continue reading Study finds no firm glyphosate-cancer link

Glyphosate on feed affects livestock: vet

Source: Karen Briere, The Western Producer, October 19, 2017  A veterinarian in Shaunavon, Sask., believes feed with glyphosate residue adversely affects cattle health SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — A Saskatchewan veterinarian blames glyphosate in feed for livestock health concerns he has encountered but Monsanto disputes that claim, saying studies show gut microbes aren’t adversely affected by… Continue reading Glyphosate on feed affects livestock: vet

WHO cancer agency edited “non-carcinogenic” findings from its glyphosate report

Source: Reuters News Service, The Western Producer, October 20, 2017  LONDON (Reuters) — The World Health Organization’s cancer agency dismissed and edited findings from a draft of its review of the weedkiller glyphosate that were at odds with its final conclusion that the chemical probably causes cancer. Documents seen by Reuters show how a draft… Continue reading WHO cancer agency edited “non-carcinogenic” findings from its glyphosate report

New study finds glyphosate not cancer-causing

By Robert Arnason, The Western Producer, September 28, 2016  Yet another study is refuting the idea that glyphosate causes cancer. In a paper published online today in Critical Reviews in Toxicology, four independent panels of experts looked at the relevant research on glyphosate and whether it’s carcinogenic. The group of 16 scientists, from Canada, the United… Continue reading New study finds glyphosate not cancer-causing