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5 Simple Tips to Keep Your Crops Ready for Market

The quality and reputation of Canadian canola, cereals and pulses are amongst the best in the world, and Canadian growers work hard to produce crops to the highest standard. 
 
An important part of maintaining the trust of our domestic processors, grain buyers and export customers relies on on-farm practices and our industry meeting the residue tolerances of our global customers. 
 
To ensure your crops are market-ready, the Canola Council of Canada, Cereals Canada and Pulse Canada work together through the Keep it Clean initiative to provide growers with these 5 Simple Tips:

TIP#1 | Use Acceptable Pesticides Only
Only apply pesticides that are registered for use on your crop in Canada, are acceptable to both domestic and export customers, and won’t create trade concerns.

TIP#2 | Always Read and Follow the Label
Always follow the label for application rate, timing and pre-harvest interval (PHI). Applying pesticides or desiccants without following the label's directions is illegal and may result in unacceptable residues.

TIP#3 | Manage Disease Pressures
An integrated disease management plan is important to maintain yield and profitability and can help protect Canada’s reputation as a high-quality supplier of canola, cereals and pulses.

TIP#4 | Store Your Crop Properly
Proper storage helps to maintain crop quality and keeps the bulk free of harmful cross-contaminants.

TIP#5 | Deliver What You Declare
The Declaration of Eligibility affidavit is a legal assertion that your crop is the variety and/or class you have designated and it was not treated with the crop input products specified in the declaration.

When you follow the Keep it Clean 5 Simple Tips and consider market access at all points in the year, you help Canadian agriculture continue to meet the standards of our export customers.