Pearce: Glyphosate-resistant weeds come to Huron County

Glyphosate resistance continues to be a hot topic as more Ontario growers head into the field to finish off their corn planting and begin work on their soybean acres. Yet according to Dr. Peter Sikkema, a recent find of glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane and giant ragweed in Huron County comes as something of a surprise. Sikkema, […] Read more



Pearce: Warmer Ont. weather opens window to plant

Two weeks ago, the word on corn planting in southern Ontario was so limited it wasn’t even expressed as a percentage, just as “a few acres” in the immediate area. The biweekly meeting of certified crop advisors and provincial ministry staff, held near Exeter, north of London, was more focussed on nitrogen applications on wheat […] Read more


Pearce: Concerns over glyphosate resistance seen rising

A recent survey by Stratus Agri-Marketing of Guelph has found concerns on the rise about herbicide-resistant weeds among farmers in Eastern Canada — specifically, resistance to glyphosate is gaining more attention. In the U.S., an online survey in 2012 found upward of 61.2 million acres of cropland have some species of glyphosate-resistant weed. That’s almost […] Read more



Pearce: Lots of anticipation, not much Ont. planting yet

The status of winter annual weeds, and the progress of nitrogen application on wheat, were two of the key topics at the latest biweekly meeting of certified crop advisors (CCAs) and provincial ministry staff, near Exeter, Ont. This marked the second such meeting of dealers, retailers and consultants, yet in the time between this meeting […] Read more

Pearce: “Dust-off” in pesticides has farmers’ attention

Widespread concern about bees, and the possible connection to the use of dry lubricants and neonicotinoid insecticides, has been generating a number of responses in the agricultural community. For the past 18 months, media reports have singled out agriculture in general, and seed treatments and the use of insecticides in particular, as a possible cause […] Read more



Pearce: Seed rivals agree to cross-license corn trait tech

Two old adversaries last Thursday signed on the line for a cross-licensing agreement to pave the way for development of so-called “next-generation” advanced weed and insect control technologies for corn. Dow AgroSciences and Monsanto have reached an agreement enabling Monsanto to license Dow AgroSciences’s new Enlist weed control system for use in field corn. The […] Read more