The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Dicamba Task Force met via teleconference on Thursday to discuss the EPA’s re-registration of XtendiMax and Engenia herbicides and Tavium herbicide extension. Chairman and farmer Bob Worth said farmers are excited to have the herbicides again for 2021. “Many of us received calls from farmers saying the EPA’s decision is the greatest thing and other farmers are concerned, because their fields were drifted on last year. A part of our discussion also focused around crop insurance and the Minnesota Agriculture Department was on the call.” Determining a state-specific cutoff date could be one of the next steps for Minnesota. The EPA now requires a nationwide June 30 application cutoff date for soybeans or the R1 growth stage. Minnesota previously enforced a June 20 cutoff. “No decisions were made in this call, but it was a good discussion,” said Worth. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will make an announcement by the end of the year.
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