Keep it Clean 2024
Product Advisory Webinar
Keep it Clean is hosting a webinar on April 25, 2024 that will provide an overview of the product and crop combinations that may cause market risks for the 2024 growing season.
Tip #1: Use Acceptable Pesticides Only
Only apply pesticides that are both registered for use on
your crop in Canada and won’t create trade concerns.
Tip #2: Always Read
and Follow the Label
Before you apply any crop protection product,
read the label to find the application rate,
timing and pre-harvest interval (PHI).
Tip #3: Manage
Disease Pressures
An integrated disease management plan is
important to maintain yield and profitability.
Learn how to manage diseases like blackleg
in canola and fusarium head blight (FHB) in cereals.
Tip #4: Store Your
Crop Properly
Proper storage helps to maintain crop
quality and keeps the bulk free of harmful
cross-contaminants.
Tip #5: Deliver
What You Declare
The Declaration of Eligibility affidavit
is a legally binding document and
individuals can be held liable for the
costs associated with contamination
of a bin or shipment.
5 Simple Tips to Keep Your Crops Ready for Market
TIP#1 | Use Acceptable Pesticides Only
Only apply pesticides that are both registered for use on your crop in Canada, are acceptable to both domestic and export customers, and won’t create trade concerns.
TIP#2 | Always Read and Follow the Label
Always follow the label for application rate, timing and pre-harvest interval (PHI). Applying pesticides or desiccants without following the label directions is illegal and may result in unacceptable residues.
TIP#3 | Manage Disease Pressures
An integrated disease management plan is important to maintain yield and profitability and can help protect Canada’s reputation as a supplier of high-quality canola, cereals and pulses.
TIP#4 | store your crop properly
Proper storage helps to maintain crop quality and keeps the bulk free of harmful cross-contaminants.
TIP#5 | deliver what you declare
The Declaration of Eligibility affidavit is a legal assertion that your crop is the variety and/or class you have designated and it was not treated with the crop input products specified in the declaration.
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Tools & Resources to Grow Market-Ready Crops
Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Staging Guide
An illustrated guide to help manage pre-harvest application of glyphosate and determine when grain moisture content is less than 30% in the least mature part of the field.
Product Advisory
A list of crop protection products which may create market risk when used on some crops and steps to mitigate risk.
Pre-Harvest
Interval Calculator
An interactive tool to find a pesticide to suit your application timeline or to calculate pre-harvest interval (PHI) – the number of days to wait after product application before swathing or straight-cutting the crop.
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