For farmers and custom applicators, changes are coming for the herbicide label. EPA Region 8 Agriculture Advisor Taylor Dunivin addressed the North Dakota Agricultural Association and reviewed the agency’s new herbicide strategy. “The herbicide strategy is final so we can expect the EPA will start to use that strategy as it reviews active ingredients moving forward,” said Dunivin. “Folks may start to see label language today on new ingredients.” The agency’s insecticide strategy is not final yet, but is expected to be released by the spring. To protect endangered species and minimize future litigation, the EPA will require farmers to take more stringent measures to reduce spray drift or runoff. Dunivin said farmers will be able to provide input as these changes happen. Listen to the interview.
