A partnership between multiple farm organizations has created a new awareness campaign as growers head to the fields. Be Drift Aware is intended to remind growers to be sensitive to the unintentional aerial movement of plant protection products.
- The PMRA has approved a minor label expansion for increased lateral bud break, improved branch angles and tree structure, and branching of nursery stock and non-bearing orchard trees.
- Frontier Max herbicide label has been expanded via Minor Use Program to help manage labelled weeds on dry bulb shallots in Canada.
- Gowan Canada is launching a broad-spectrum, rapid knockdown miticide that will be useful in a broad range of crops, including grapes, blueberries, strawberries and apples.
- The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association is hosting a “Spray Smart Deep Dive” on February 7 in Elora, Ontario. Register by January 26.