Bee deaths impact 2013 plantings
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) is interested in, and following, the recent updates surrounding the potential impact of the Bayer and Syngenta seed treatments on bee kills earlier this year.
Earlier this week, a spokesperson from Bayer Crop Science in Ottawa released a report about an active substance found in seed treatments that may be connected to the bee kills. However it is too early to correctly pinpoint the exact cause.
The unseasonably warm and dry spring this year is also a factor to consider in this case with more bee activity than previous cold and wet springs.
“Although the investigation is still in an early stage, Grain Farmers of Ontario is extremely interested in the findings and how they might impact bee production and corn growers,” said Kevin Armstrong, director for GFO.
When more results are known, GFO plans to relay the information to its members.
