The legislative schedule is moving ahead to prohibit certain single-use plastics. Companies that manufacture, import, or sell plastic products and packaging will be responsible for collecting and recycling them in a coordinated, fair manner.

Let’s take a look at the ones that should be in the top list for a grower or an agronomist interested in being more efficient in a crop protection program.

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved the label expansion for Elevate fungicide for control of Botrytis leaf blight on onions, both green and dry bulbs.

The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved a minor use label extension for Phostrol fungicide for suppression of Phytophtora root rot on hazelnuts in Canada.  

The federal government’s emphasis on climate and the environment will bring more change to agriculture.  Columnist Owen Roberts provides analysis of the federal-provincial-territorial ag ministers’ conference in Guelph, Ontario.