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New report confirms value of neonicotinoids to corn and soybeans

Jan. 7, 2016 - A new report, released yesterday by Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), confirms the value of neonicotinoid seed treatments used on corn and soybeans in Ontario.

The report expresses that the potential economic benefits at the farm level can be "critical to crop production in cases where pest pressures would require the producer to replant the entire crop, or when several pests are present in a given field, or when the pest affects end product marketability".

"The PMRA report is aligned with what our organization has been expressing over the past few years and with what our farmer-members experience in the fields," Mark Brock, chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario, said in a news release. "Pest management is a huge part of grain farming and is essential to ensure a quality end crop, and neonicotinoid seed treatments have been a highly effective tool for Ontario farmers to date."

In the same PMRA report, it is stated: "identifying pest pressure poses considerable challenges for growers" and "the value of these seed treatments could be substantial for affected growers".

Read the full PMRA report.

January 8, 2016  By Top Crop Manager