News & Updates

As harvest approaches, Keep it Clean is reminding Canadian canola, cereal and pulse growers to follow proper staging practices for pre-harvest glyphosate application to help protect crop marketability and preserve access to domestic and export markets. Applying pre-harvest glyphosate for weed control too early can result in unacceptable product residues in harvested grain.  Keep it […]

While drone technology is advancing rapidly, growers must navigate a changing regulatory landscape to protect both their crop quality and Canada’s international market access. On June 30, 2026, Health Canada introduced a new policy allowing the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), commonly known as drones, to apply pesticides, but only under very specific […]

Since the recording and posting of 2026 Product Advisory webinar, there has been a change to the Advisory for fluopyram. With MRLs now in place across key export markets, growers can use fluopyram on barley for the 2026 growing season without restrictions. The barley advisory has now been removed from Keep it Clean. On May […]

With global export requirements continuing to evolve, Keep it Clean has released its 2026 Product Advisory to inform growers and crop advisors about potential market risks tied to the use of some crop protection products on certain crops.    Canada’s agriculture sector depends heavily on international markets, with up to 90 per cent of canola, more […]

Keep it Clean reminds growers to only use registered desiccants.

To mitigate risk, do not seed any de-registered canola varieties and do not deliver seed produced from them to an elevator or grain handler. See the full list of de-registered varieties over the last 20+ years here.

On July 30, 2025, Keep it Clean hosted a webinar aimed at protecting the marketability of Canada’s canola, cereal and pulse crops. Topics included proper staging for pre-harvest glyphosate application, the importance of following pre-harvest intervals for crop protection products and scouting for disease​.

Maintaining a reputation for clean, safe grain is crucial for both domestic and international markets. Contaminated shipments can lead to costly rejections, recalls and damage to market confidence. This is especially true when considering the unintentional mingling of allergenic grains with cereals. 

Ergot is a fungal disease that can infect wheat, barley, oats, durum, rye and canary seed, as well as grassy weeds in your fields. Ergot bodies contain harmful alkaloids and should not be consumed by humans or fed to animals. Implementing proactive management strategies is crucial to minimize the risk of ergot contamination. While ergot […]

Do not use glufosinate-ammonium on pulses. There is an elevated risk of maximum residue limit (MRL) related trade disruption if glufosinate is used on pulses due to missing or very low MRLs in export markets. Glufosinate is registered for use in Western Canada only on lentils for certain generic glufosinate products but should never be […]