By Alice McFarlane

Protecting Canada’s export markets

Jul 17, 2025 | 2:52 PM

An upcoming pre-harvest webinar will offer practical, expert-backed tips to help growers protect market access and crop quality during this critical time.

Keep it Clean will inform Canadian growers, agronomists and retailers of key on-farm practices to avoid unacceptable product residues and answer any questions to help protect the marketability of Canada’s canola, cereal and pulse crops.

Speakers will cover staging for glyphosate, pre-harvest intervals (PHIs), disease scouting and more.

The webinar will dive into key practices, including how to properly stage crops for pre-harvest glyphosate application, why it’s essential to follow pre-harvest intervals (PHIs) and how to scout effectively for disease.

Cereals Canada Director of Crop Protection and Production Krista Zuzak said applying a product like pre-harvest glyphosate for weed control too early can lead to unacceptable residues in harvested grain, putting market access at risk.

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“Following label directions – like waiting until grain moisture is below 30 per cent in the least mature part of the field – helps prevent residue issues that could threaten grower access to this important tool. Proper use is key to maintaining both market trust and long-term grower choice,” Zuzak said.

Attendees will also learn about handy digital tools on KeepitClean.ca, including the Pre-Harvest Glyphosate Staging Guide that offers visual examples to help determine when grain moisture content is less than 30 per cent, and the Pre-Harvest Interval Calculator, a mobile-friendly resource that makes it easy to look up a product’s PHI by active ingredient or brand name, giving growers the ability to make informed spraying decisions.

This webinar will include presentations by Zuzak; Jeff English, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Pulse Canada; and Ian Epp, Agronomy Specialist, Canola Council of Canada.

Farmers can learn more about how product residues can impact trade during the webinar on Wednesday, July 30, starting at 11:00 a.m. CDT. Registration for the webinar, which will include a live Q&A with experts, is now open.

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alice.mcfarlane@pattisonmedia.com