pesticides
Proposed Growers Requested Own Use regulations clamp down on uncooperative companies
Changes to pesticide testing could take years
A recent scientific panel study recommends that Canada adopt a more diverse approach to pesticide testing
There’s no escaping pesticide residue, claim organic leaders
‘We live in a polluted world,’ says a spokesperson for the Organic Council of Ontario
Ontario farmers pay more
An above-par Canadian dollar isn’t shielding Ontario farmers from high fuel and fertilizer prices
Proposed waste changes add paperwork, costs
Farmers 'are going to get screwed,' says pesticide management specialist
photo: Mark Wales
Pesticide import program lacks farmer appeal
Program could work with changes, farm groups say
Agriculture braced for ‘cosmetic’ pesticide ban fallout
Farm groups say Ontario Minister of Agriculture Leona Dombrowsky has given an “ironclad guarantee” that agriculture will be exempt when the province, under pressure from environmental groups, moves to ban the use of pesticides from lawns and gardens this spring.
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