Posted: October 19, 2009

The Canadian Weed Science Society (CWSS) membership represents some of the leading drivers of weed management science and related issues in the country and internationally. It's one place that brings together broad aspects of the public and private sector.

As a result, the CWSS Annual Meeting offers a unique window on the latest science progress as well as thought provoking perspectives where the world of weed science is headed and the real world implications of the latest knowledge.

This year's meeting is slated for Charlottetown, P.E.I. from Nov. 24-26. Watch Canada Sprayer Guide for information highlights.

View a report out of last year's meeting, which featured a look "Inside the Politics of Weeds," here.

More information on the 2009 meeting is available on the CWSS website.

Posted: October 6, 2009

Next year's line-up of canola varieties featuring herbicide-tolerant options is expected to include the first juncea types with this trait, according to BASF Canada.

The company announced four new varieties for its 2010 Clearfield production system for canola, including the Brassica juncea varieties Xceed 8470 and Xceed 8571. Both offer increased stress tolerance, along with pod-shatter resistance that allows producers to straight-cut combine without swathing.

The other two varieties are BrettYoung 5525 CL, touted as the top yielding Clearfield hybrid ever tested in western Canadian recommending committee trials, and NX4-202 CL, which is a Omega-9 specialty oil variety.

More information on these varieties is available on BASF Canada's Ag Solutions website.