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FCC Workshop Coming To High River

Farm Credit Canada is holding a tax workshop for agricultural producers in High River later this month.
 
This workshop, Tax and the Corporate Farm, will take an in-depth look at taxation and farm corporations, whether long incorporated, just considering it or ready to wind down.
 
It'll be held on January 16th from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Heritage Inn.
 
The guest speaker is Lance Stockbrugger, a chartered accountant with over 20 years of experience in public practice working directly with agriculture producers.
He operates a cereal, oilseed and pulse farm in central Saskatchewan.
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Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

Video: Dicamba Returns for Georgia Farmers: What the New EPA Ruling Means for Cotton Growers

After being unavailable in 2024 due to registration issues, dicamba products are returning for Georgia farmers this growing season — but under strict new conditions.

In this report from Tifton, Extension Weed Specialist Stanley Culpepper explains the updated EPA ruling, including new application limits, mandatory training requirements, and the need for a restricted use pesticide license. Among the key changes: a cap of two ½-pound applications per year and the required use of an approved volatility reduction agent with every application.

For Georgia cotton producers, the ruling is significant. According to Taylor Sills with the Georgia Cotton Commission, the vast majority of cotton planted in the state carries the dicamba-tolerant trait — meaning farmers had been paying for technology they couldn’t use.

While environmental groups have expressed concerns over spray drift, Georgia growers have reduced off-target pesticide movement by more than 91% over the past decade. Still, this two-year registration period will come with increased scrutiny, making stewardship and compliance more important than ever.