The Western Producer

Gopher options remain slim

The agricultural sector is disappointed that the PMRA recently denied a request for the emergency use registration of ...
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Moe, Smith urge Ottawa to reverse strychnine ban as gophers pose ‘serious pest threat’ to farms

Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe and Alberta's Danielle Smith said the ground squirrels “have become a serious pest threat to ...

Saskatchewan, Alberta push Ottawa to lift ban on gopher poison after latest request rejected

Caption: The Pest Management Regulatory Agency has rejected Saskatchewan and Alberta's proposal to allow the emergency use of two per cent liquid strychnine to control Richardson's ground squirrels, ...

Emergency use of banned strychnine needed to counter 'exponential damage' done by gophers, advocates say

Richardson's ground squirrels — colloquially known as gophers — are currently hibernating, but they're making headlines after Ottawa rejected a bid by the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan to ...