The recent approval of a maximum residue limit for quinclorac was a great win for canola globally. It was also a textbook example of researchers, industry and regulators working together through a rigourous approval process to achieve a mutually beneficial goal. As of 2019, canola growers will be able to fight cleavers with an effective tool that has been universally accepted as safe, when used according to label directions.  This is good news across the sector, from growers to exporters.
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OWEN ROBERTS
Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation. His programs and research papers have been recognized nationally and internationally through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence, and others.