Sask. is joining Alta. in calling for the feds to reconsider approved use of a pesticide used by farmers to control grasshoppers.
“Without access to effective insecticides, Saskatchewan producers are at risk of being placed at a competitive disadvantage and will be facing significant losses,” Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister David Marit said in a press release on Friday.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
In April 2021, the federal agency changed approved uses for the product, cancelling approved use of it on lettuce, mustard seed and all feed uses, among other uses. A 24-month grace period, which comes to an end on April 29, was granted for manufacturers to comply with risk mitigation measures and label requirements, as well as for manufacturers and retailers to document their transition to the product with amended labels.Article content
“It is possible for the PMRA to enact an emergency reinstatement of the product’s use to ensure our farmers can use it for the coming growing season and give it time to make a more informed decision, but we would need that immediately,” the government statement explains. The government statement notes that manufacturers have pulled the product from the shelves in Western Canada. Due to drought in some parts of the prairies, the government says grasshoppers could be a concern again in 2023.
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