CropsBASF brings Zidua Prime herbicide to Ontario soybean growers for 2027
BASF has launched Zidua Prime, a two-ingredient burndown and residual herbicide that Ontario soybean growers can use from the 2027 season.
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Crops
EnvironmentWhen and how deep you sample can change a soil health score, Arkansas study finds
University of Arkansas scientists found that soil health indicators shift markedly with the season and depth of sampling, and urge farmers to keep their sampling consistent.
Vegetables
Minnesota's Paisley Purple potato finds its niche with small growers and chefs
A purple potato from the University of Minnesota's breeding programme that keeps its colour when cooked is being grown for farmers markets and local restaurants.
CropsWetter, more active autumn looms over Midwest and Prairie harvests as a strong El Niño builds
Nutrien Ag Solutions meteorologist Eric Snodgrass says the late-summer ridge is fading, a split jet stream could bring repeated rain to the Corn Belt and Prairies into early October, and El Niño may rank among the strongest on record.
AgribusinessTrump says US is working on a 'massive' potash deal with Belarus; Canada supplies 85 percent today
A Truth Social post promised cheaper potash than Canada's, but Belarus says its output is contracted, mainly to China, and an analyst notes the post gives no price, tonnage or buyer.
AgribusinessOttawa puts more than $1 million into farm-safety body as machinery remains the leading cause of Canadian farm deaths
The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association gets two years of federal funding for campaigns such as BeGrainSafe, days after a fatal equipment accident in Manitoba.
CropsVylor to launch hybrid wheat in North America in 2027, claiming 10 percent more yield and up to 20 percent in drought
The seed business being separated from Corteva says its Xpedite hybrid system works across all wheat germplasm tested and starts with hard red winter wheat.
CropsShort corn in narrow rows at high density cut weed seed production by up to 99 percent in Penn State dairy trial
A Penn State study of short-stature hybrids in no-till, manure-fed silage systems found dense stands in 15-inch rows suppressed burcucumber, cocklebur and Palmer amaranth without hurting forage quality.
Livestock
150 US pork producers press Congress to end the 'patchwork nightmare' of Proposition 12
At the National Pork Producers Council's Legislative Action Conference farmers from across the country visited about 175 congressional offices to ask for a national answer to California's housing law in the farm bill, funding for the swine health improvement plan, a year-round farm workforce and ope
Livestock
Cornell ReproPhone tests a cow for pregnancy from a drop of blood, on the farm
The handheld device reads a test strip by fluorescence to detect pregnancy-specific protein B without a technician or laboratory; a second version adds progesterone to show ovarian status, and field trials at Cornell's dairy research centre are about to begin.
Agribusiness
BASF appoints four banks for a mid-2027 listing of its agricultural business
Citi, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan will coordinate the planned Frankfurt IPO of BASF Agricultural Solutions; about 80% of the business is already in separate legal entities, and no final decision on timing has been taken.
Agribusiness
US Senate Agriculture Committee sends the 2026 Farm Bill to the floor on a 12-11 vote
The Republican-controlled committee cleared the bill on party lines on 17 September; farm groups welcomed the step and pressed for speed, while pork producers want a national answer to California's Proposition 12 and the Meat Institute is fighting an amendment to bring back country-of-origin labelli
Crops
Syngenta Curanza gives canola and mustard a higher dose against flea beetles
Registered for the 2027 season in Canada, Curanza carries 800 g of cyantraniliprole per 100 kg of seed against competitors' rates of up to 500 g, and is available through CANTERRA SEEDS and BrettYoung; flea beetles alone cost canola growers more than $160 million a year.