BASF Agricultural Solutions Canada will relocate its head office from Mississauga, Ontario to Calgary, Alberta effective October 1, 2019. Horticultural staff will continue to work from eastern Canada.
Grape growers have access to a new herbicide for vineyards across Canada. Chikara herbicide is available through Belchim Crop Protection.
UPL has purchased Arysta LifeScience from its parent company Platform Specialty Products, and launched its new purpose called OpenAg, in support of the company’ s long-term vision.
Helicovex has been added to the growing list of biological controls from Sylvar Technologies Inc. This new mode of action is important in controlling corn earworm in sweet corn.
BASF’s newly released Sefina is now available to Canadian potato farmers for aphid control.
Gowan is creating a new business unit to develop bio-solutions, built around EcoFlora Agro SAS.
Potato growers have another tool against pink rot and Pythium leak with Syngenta Canada’s new Orondis Gold Potato fungicide.
BASF introduces new Versys insecticide for the 2019 season. It will quickly stop aphids feeding in fruit and vegetable crops.
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency announced a final decision on ferbam, thiram and ziram fungicides on December 14.
Valent, the manufacturers of Presidio fungicide have been granted a label expansion for control of downy mildew on field and greenhouse basil, and downy mildew of hops. The expansion also includes suppression of Phytophthora blight and pod rot and downy mildew on edible podded beans in Canada.