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U.S. farm groups call Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report unscientific, fear-based

Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

Farm groups consulted on MAHA Commission activities

By Reuters 4 days ago

The White House will not impose new guardrails on the farm industry's use of pesticides as part of a strategy to address children's health outcomes, according to a draft obtained by Reuters of a widely anticipated report from President Donald Trump's 'Make America Healthy Again' commission.

Canadian producers must navigate conflicting global pesticide and residue rules that can clash with domestic approvals, risking market access and requiring careful management and industry support, according to industry experts. Photo: Greg Berg

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Keep it clean on pre-harvest chemical use

Farmers urged to toe the line on pre-harvest pesticide application and market product restrictions to avoid grain marketing headaches

By Miranda Leybourne August 5, 2025

Canadian farmers urged to toe the line on pre-harvest pesticide application and market product restrictions to avoid grain marketing headaches.

Giorgos Zeikos, apple farmer and president of the Agia apple producers’ cooperative checks the fruits at an apple orchard in the village of Agia, in Thessaly, Greece, June 12, 2025. Photo: Reuters/Alexandros Avramidis

Europe’s illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs

At least 14 per cent of pesticides used on EU fields today are illegal

By Karolina Tagaris, Reuters July 10, 2025

As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece's agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper alternative: liquids in unlabeled plastic bottles smuggled over land and sea.

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U.S. farm groups call Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report unscientific, fear-based

The health report takes aim at crop protection products like glyphosate and ‘ultra-processed’ foods

By Jonah Grignon May 23, 2025

Several U.S. agriculture groups say the federal Make America Healthy Again report, released Thursday, is fear-based and anti-science. The report takes aim at what U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy has called a crisis of increasing rates of childhood obesity, diabetes, cancer, mental health disorders and other health issues.

News, Reuters

EU plans to restrict imported crops treated with banned pesticides, draft shows

By Kate Abnett, philip-blenkinsop, Reuters February 18, 2025

The European Union is planning tougher restrictions on imported crops treated with pesticides banned in Europe, a draft European Commission document showed, a move that would impact suppliers including the U.S.

Crops, Reuters

Cash-strapped US farmers switch to generic crop chemicals, in blow to big manufacturers

By Heather Schlitz, P.J. Huffstutter, Reuters November 14, 2024

U.S. farmers struggling with slumping incomes and depressed grain prices have been switching to cheaper generic pesticides and fungicides as they plan for spring planting next year, which market analysts said could hit the bottom lines of agrichemical companies like Bayer.

Federal, provincial and territorial agriculture ministers met in Whitehorse, Yukon from July 17 to 19. Photo: Supplied

News

Ag ministers meeting covers risk management, pesticides, animal disease

By Geralyn Wichers July 19, 2024

Business risk management, pesticide management and animal disease preparedness were among topics discussed by provincial, federal and territorial ministers of agriculture at their annual meeting this week.

News, Spring Wheat

Herbicide approved for industrial use by drone

By Mary MacArthur July 17, 2024

Canada’s Pest Management Review Agency approved Garlon XRT herbicide, the first industrial vegetation product with drone application on the label.

Parliament Hill, in Ottawa – Ontario, Canada. Photo: Ulysse Pixel

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Improved Canadian pest control product regulations proposed

By Phil Franz-Warkentin June 17, 2024

Proposed amendments to Canada’s pest control product regulations (PCPR) will provide greater transparency while enhancing environmental protection, according to an announcement from Health Canada on June 17.

News, Reuters

France revamps pesticide reduction plan in wake of farmer unrest

By Gus Trompiz, Sybille de La Hamaide May 6, 2024

Paris | Reuters – France unveiled on Monday a revised plan to halve pesticide use in the European Union’s biggest agricultural producer, pledging to adopt an EU indicator and boost research into alternatives in a nod to grievances voiced in farmer protests this year. Why it’s important Environmental regulation was one of the main factors […] Read more

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Draft ‘MAHA’ commission report avoids pesticide crackdown feared by farm groups

Keep it clean on pre-harvest chemical use

Europe’s illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs

U.S. farm groups call Kennedy’s ‘MAHA’ report unscientific, fear-based

EU plans to restrict imported crops treated with banned pesticides, draft shows

Cash-strapped US farmers switch to generic crop chemicals, in blow to big manufacturers

Ag ministers meeting covers risk management, pesticides, animal disease

Herbicide approved for industrial use by drone

Improved Canadian pest control product regulations proposed

France revamps pesticide reduction plan in wake of farmer unrest

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