Attention by Consumers is Needed with Issues Facing Farmers and Supply Chains

It has been mentioned several times over the past week,the importance of consumers having their say when it comes to some of the issues facing Canada's farmers and supply chains right now.

 

Contacting your MLA's and MP's is certainly one way you can do that....whether you live in rural or urban areas of the province. Alberta Conservative MP Earl Dreeshen, the father of Alberta's provincial ag minister, says Ottawa needs to hear those messages.  "Make sure to continue to push the message.  On Tuesday, I'm the deputy shadow minister for industry and we are going to be having the Ag minister at our virtual meeting, so we will be pushing those types of questions."

 

"The meeting is all COVID related so the issues that are happening in Canada's industries an ag being one of the key ones.  Getting us (MP's) that information so that we can send it to them, if you are also sending it to the minister, that way you know that they should respond to it.  That's why the big push to make sure they understand what it is really like here on the ground," comments Dreeshen.

Video: Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

After being unavailable in 2024 due to registration issues, dicamba products are returning for Georgia farmers this growing season — but under strict new conditions.

In this report from Tifton, Extension Weed Specialist Stanley Culpepper explains the updated EPA ruling, including new application limits, mandatory training requirements, and the need for a restricted use pesticide license. Among the key changes: a cap of two ½-pound applications per year and the required use of an approved volatility reduction agent with every application.

For Georgia cotton producers, the ruling is significant. According to Taylor Sills with the Georgia Cotton Commission, the vast majority of cotton planted in the state carries the dicamba-tolerant trait — meaning farmers had been paying for technology they couldn’t use.

While environmental groups have expressed concerns over spray drift, Georgia growers have reduced off-target pesticide movement by more than 91% over the past decade. Still, this two-year registration period will come with increased scrutiny, making stewardship and compliance more important than ever.