A recent decision by the federal government to put the brakes on any maximum residue limit (MRL) reviews until the spring of 2022 has politicized what should be a non-partisan, science-based regulatory process, says Pierre Petelle. President and CEO of CropLife Canada, Petelle says that it’s somewhat surprising to see the government’s stance and language… Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show, guest hosted by Lyndsey Smith, you’ll hear: An excerpt from last night’s episode of The Agronomists, featuring Mike Hilhorst, on fall fertility testing in a drought year; A Global Ag Risk product spotlight with Grant Kosier; Pierre Petelle of CropLife Canada, on a recent… Read More
By Pierre Petelle We hear a lot about regenerative agriculture these days, but everyone has their own definition of what this term means. Some of these definitions focus too closely on practices and not on outcomes. At the end of the day, it’s all about soil health. I would define regenerative agriculture as any approach… Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show you’ll hear: Ted Bilyea of CAPI, to talk about an upcoming meeting on trade and climate change; Pierre Petelle, president and CEO of CropLife Canada, on Health Canada’s decision on two neonicotinoid group active ingredients; Meagan Murdoch of National Public Relations, on the political… Read More
Health Canada just published final decisions for its special reviews of clothianidin and thiamethoxam last Wednesday. The organization has also opened up a 60-day consultation period on how plant breeding is done in Canada. Today’s guest has a lot on their plate to discuss regarding these recent events, and how agricultural science is viewed by… Read More
Health Canada has opened consultations on how Canada regulates plants with novel traits, including those produced through gene editing technology, such as CRISPR-Cas9. The 60-day consultation kicked off March 25th, and grain industry leaders are pushing for all those in the value chain to weigh in on the importance of the modernization of the regulations…. Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show you’ll hear: Pierre Petelle of CropLife Canada and Tyler Bjornson of Canada Grains Council join forces to talk about the consultation underway at Health Canada regarding gene editing technology in plants; Then we have a RealAg issues panel for you featuring RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith,… Read More
It’s not just any regular Tuesday, the day is finally here for the U.S. election. On today’s episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Pierre Petelle, CEO of CropLife Canada, covering a whole bunch of topics surrounding crop protection products and more; Haney’s thoughts… Read More
Between biotech and technology issues, monitoring regulatory work being done, and managing activist pressure, a lot of things happen in the background of the crop protection industry. CropLife Canada does much of that important work behind the scenes that isn’t necessarily thought about every day on the farm. Joining us for today’s RealAg LIVE is… Read More
This Agronomic Monday version of RealAg Radio is a little special — because guest host Lyndsey “Agronomy Geek” Smith is sitting in for Shaun Haney. We’re talking glyphosate being banned in Mexico, why waterhemp is super scary, and why potash is so key to soybean yield. On today’s show, you’ll hear from: Pierre Petelle, president… Read More
For perhaps the first time in several generations, Canadians have been faced with real uncertainty in their food system. The fallout of the COVID-19 economic shutdown and panic buying led to shuttered processors, dumped milk, and empty grocery store shelves. Most consumers wouldn’t normally think about or talk about food security or agriculture on a… Read More
While the U.S. and Canada are neighbours and trading partners, and share a similar agriculture industry, there are key differences between the two countries. While integrated, Canadian agriculture and U.S. agriculture food safety, product registration, support programs and more are each unique and a reflection of the societies as a whole. As such, Pierre Petelle,… Read More
It’s already time for the midweek edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Tracy Fehr of CropPro Consulting, with a product spotlight, and a tool they have for plant stand establishment and zoning; Pierre Petelle of CropLife Canada, on dicamba, glyphosate,… Read More
RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney is broadcasting from the Grow Canada Conference in Calgary, Alta. today, and we’re hearing about: Issues impacting agriculture, and organizing and collaborating in lobbying, with Mary Robinson of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture; Lobbying on behalf of the Canadian agricultural sector, with Pierre Petelle of CropLife Canada; A farmer panel with Ontario’s… Read More
RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney may be a little excited for what he calls “the best holiday of the year.” Happy Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, everyone! Oh yeah, and today on the show: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Pierre Petelle of CropLife Canada discusses season 2 of Real Farm Lives; and RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey… Read More