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June 1, 2009

DuPont™ Assail® insecticide receives emergency use registration for lowbush blueberries

Lowbush blueberry producers in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island have received good news: They’ve been granted an emergency use registration for DuPont™ Assail® to control blueberry maggot.

 

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June 1, 2009

DuPont™ Assail® insecticide receives registration for stone fruit

Stone fruit producers have a new tool to help protect their crop from oriental fruit moth, plum curculio and cherry fruit fly: DuPont™ Assail® insecticide.

 

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May 12, 2009

DuPont™ Galaxy™ herbicide tank mix approved for use with atrazine for enhanced residual control of lamb’s-quarters

Growers of glyphosate-tolerant corn now have the choice of adding atrazine as a tank-mix to DuPont™ Galaxy™ for enhanced residual control of lamb’s-quarters.

 

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April 21, 2009

DuPont™ Guardian™ Big Guy ideal for larger-acreage soybean growers

Controlling hard-to-kill weeds in conventional or glyphosate-tolerant soybeans just got more convenient for larger-acreage growers. DuPont™ Guardian™ Big Guy herbicide tank-mix delivers all the benefits of Guardian™ in an easy-to-use, convenient, larger format.

 

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March 19, 2009

DuPont™ Triton® K now registered for broadleaf weed control in durum wheat

Now registered for use on durum wheat, Triton® K controls some of the toughest broadleaf weeds including Group 2-resistant kochia, narrow-leaved hawk’s beard, cow cockle, wild buckwheat, flixweed and Russian thistle.

 

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March 2, 2009

New DuPont™ Harmony® SG formulation registered for one-pass broadleaf and grassy weed control in spring and durum wheat

New DuPont™ Harmony® SG formulation registered for one-pass broadleaf and grassy weed control in spring and durum wheat

 

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January 23, 2009

DuPont™ Express® PRO registered for non-crop weed control

A new herbicide blend will allow Western Canadian cereal growers to really turn up the heat on their glyphosate burn-off this spring. New DuPont™ Express® PRO herbicide will deliver superior, extended control of some of the toughest broadleaf weeds, including several weeds that escape glyphosate alone.

 

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May 2, 2008

Growers can optimize yield in glyphosate-tolerant corn

Many growers have been sacrificing yield in their glyphosate-tolerant corn because they wait too late to make their weed control applications, according to research completed by DuPont in 2007.

 

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April 21, 2008

Two "new generation" specialty insecticides powered by DuPont™ Rynaxypyr® now registered in Canada

DuPont today announced it has received approval from the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) for registration of two important new insecticides in Canada: DuPont™ Altacor™ and Coragen™, containing the active ingredient Rynaxypyr®.

 

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April 16, 2008

DuPont™ Muster® now registered for use in oriental mustard

Muster® herbicide from DuPont Canada Crop Protection has received regulatory approval for use in oriental mustard. It has also received approval for an extended window of application in sunflowers

 

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April 15, 2008

New registrations for DuPont™ Triton® C include control of stork's-bill and round-leaved mallow

Cereal growers who need to control stork’s-bill or round-leaved mallow have a new choice this season: DuPont™ Triton® C herbicide tank-mix is now registered for control of these weeds.

 

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April 14, 2008

Dandelion control, new tank-mix added to DuPont™ Refine® M label

The broad spectrum weed control of DuPont™ Refine® M herbicide tank-mix has been expanded this year with the addition of dandelion control for fall and spring rosettes less than 15 cm in diameter.

 

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April 2, 2008

DuPont™ Lorox® L label expanded: approved for use in herb crops

For the 2008 growing season, caraway, dill and coriander growers will be able to use DuPont™ Lorox® L herbicide for control of a broad spectrum of broadleaf weeds as well as green foxtail.

 

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March 30, 2008

DuPont™ Harmony® K approved for durum wheat

DuPont™ Harmony® K herbicide tank-mix has received registration for use on durum wheat to control kochia (including Group 2-resistant biotypes) and 20 other hard-to-kill broadleaf weeds along with wild oats and green foxtail.

 

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March 27, 2008

DuPont™ Refine® SG herbicide now registered for aerial application

Growers and applicators who apply herbicides by air will have a new option for broad spectrum broadleaf weed control this season.

 

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March 3, 2008

Pioneer® Brand Canola Seed Will Soon be Available at Many More Retail Locations in Western Canada

Canola growers in Western Canada soon will be able to purchase Pioneer® brand canola seed at select local independent and co-op retailers.

 

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February 21, 2008

Express® SG adds more crops to its label

Express® SG adds more crops to its label: Now approved for use before seeding oats, winter wheat, canary seed

 

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February 14, 2008

DuPont™ Express® SG can now be applied before seeding pulse crops

Growers needing to clean up their fields with a pre-seed burn-off before planting a pulse crop will have a new option this spring: they can add DuPont™ Express® SG herbicide to turn up the heat on their glyphosateº.

 

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February 7, 2008

DuPont Canada, Husky Energy and Pioneer Hi-Bred team up

This season, growers contracting their corn and wheat harvest for delivery to Husky Energy will qualify for special savings on their DuPont crop protection products.

 

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