Bayer CropScience Inc. has acquired the HyTech Production LTd. canola treating and packaging facility located at Coaldale, Alta, effective November 1. “As Bayer continues increasing its canola business, we have been exploring ways to enhance the processes and assets that contribute to this important crop,” says Antoine Bernet, president and CEO, Bayer Inc. “With an… Read More

Corn growers in eastern Canada have a new tool in their pest management toolbox with the registration of VT4PRO with RNAi technology from Bayer Crop Science. The company says the trait will deliver the latest in corn rootworm defence, with above-ground control and effective root protection, providing a broad spectrum of defence for growers against… Read More

Bayer CropScience has announced its new pre-emerge herbicide, Huskie Pre, has received registration for use ahead of barley, triticale and wheat for the 2025 growing season. Huskie PRE is the first pre-burn herbicide of its kind available in Western Canada, the company says, combining Group 6 bromoxynil and Group 27 pyrasulfotole. Offered as an emulsifiable… Read More

Bayer’s CEO has ruled out the possibility of spinning off the company’s crop science division as a separate business. In a news conference on Tuesday, Bill Anderson said the company has completed a thorough review of its current structure, which includes three divisions: pharmaceuticals, consumer health, and crop science. He said the company will not… Read More

Bayer’s new CEO says the company’s management is evaluating whether to spin off its crop science division as part of a company-wide restructuring process. A German news outlet reported in July that Bill Anderson was considering divesting the company’s agriculture business — one of Bayer’s three divisions, along with Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Bayer Consumer Health… Read More

Thanks for tuning into Tuesdays with Lyndsey on RealAg Radio, hosted by Lyndsey Smith. On the show: Elaine Froese, Farm Family Coach, on when to walk away from the farm transition; A clip from our Profitable Practice on stripper headers with Darren Maddess; Lorne Grieger with Prairie Agriculture Machinery Institute on managing header losses in… Read More

On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses: Where the heck are the AgriRecovery details?!; A clip from a recent Mind Your Farm Business with Dr. Cami Ryan with Bayer CropScience on if you are driven by fear as a motivator; Ian Boxall, Agricultural Producers Association Of Saskatchewan, on the Viterra and Bunge deal; and,… Read More

Pests, such as corn rootworm, continue to evolve and so does the technology required to control these these yield-robbing insects. At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show earlier this month, Bayer Crop Science launched SmartStax Pro with RNAi technology, a new mode of action to help defend corn plants against the pest. David Kikkert, Bayer Crop Science’s… Read More

Why RNAi Technology is the next step in corn rootworm protection SmartStax® PRO is the next generation of corn rootworm defense, combining the proven effectiveness of SmartStax with industry-leading RNAi Technology, making it the strongest trait on the market against corn rootworm. SmartStax has consistently been a leading trait for insect protection and herbicide tolerance… Read More