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Neonic control proposal provokes strong reactions in Ontario’s farm community
by SUSAN MANNLove it or hate it, one thing is for sure.No one embroiled in the neonicotinoid pesticide debate appears to be content with an Ontario government discussion paper that proposes cutting the...
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Grain Farmers of Ontario throws down the gauntlet
by DAVE PINKThe provincial government’s efforts to radically reduce the amount of neonicotinoid seed treatments used by corn and soybean growers – a move the government believes will reduce the high...
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Public consultations on Ontario’s proposed neonic controls draw to a close
by SUSAN MANNOntario farm groups have given the provincial government conflicting advice on its proposal to implement an 80 per cent cut to the acres of corn and soybeans grown with...
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Ontario government sticks to schedule for neonic regulation changes
by SUSAN MANNOntario’s government is moving full steam ahead to implement regulations under the Pesticides Act governing neonicotinoid-treated seeds early this summer despite a request by Grain Farmers...
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‘Our organization isn’t done pushing back against this’
by SUSAN MANNGrain Farmers of Ontario plans to continue its fight against the provincial government’s newly released regulations controlling neonicotinoid-treated seed use and sales.The regulations...
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Get it in writing, urges GFO
by SUSAN MANNOntario Premier Kathleen Wynne is responsible for the divisive environment between the province’s grain farmers and beekeepers, says a Grain Farmers of Ontario spokesman.CEO Barry Senft...
View ArticleBee report raises questions and shows mitigation measures worked, says Health...
by SUSAN MANNHealth Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency is unclear why there was an increase in poorly performing hives later in the growing season for both 2013 and 2014, a spokesman says.New...
View ArticleOntario Divisional Court hears Grain Farmers’ neonic case
by SUSAN MANNGrain Farmers of Ontario officials are waiting to hear the outcome of their arguments in court Monday calling for a temporary suspension of new Ontario government rules on the sales and...
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Ontario stands firm on neonic regulations
by SUSAN MANNOntario’s environment ministry plans to maintain its regulations governing the sale and farmers’ use of neonicotinoid-treated seeds despite a new federal government report saying one type...
View ArticleOntario’s Tory agriculture critic calls for reconsideration of province’s...
by SUSAN MANNToby Barrett, Progressive Conservative agriculture critic, is calling on the Ontario government to reconsider its regulations governing the sales and use of neonicotinoid-treated seeds in...
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Neonic challenge returns to court in March
by SUSAN MANNGrain Farmers of Ontario is heading into the Ontario Court of Appeal March 9 to challenge an October court decision dismissing its case on the province’s regulations governing the sales...
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Supply of neonic-treated seeds expected to be scarce this spring
by SUSAN MANNFarmers who failed to pre-order their neonicotinoid-treated seeds in the fall may find it difficult in the spring to get the products they want.Stephen Denys, Pride Seeds vice president of...
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Neonic reporting requirements generate confusion
by SUSAN MANNSome Ontario farmers not using neonicotinoid-treated seeds are erroneously being told by seed vendors they must fill out forms reporting their corn and soybeans acres before they can get...
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Court dismisses Grain Farmers’ challenge of new Ontario neonic rules
by SUSAN MANNGrain Farmers of Ontario is turning its attention to documenting the impact on farmers of Ontario’s rules restricting the sales and use of neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seeds now...
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Neonicotinoid dispute continues into spring planting
by SUSAN MANNMay might be one of the busiest times of the year in Ontario agriculture, but even a mountain of field work cannot distract the farm community from the ongoing dispute within its ranks...
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