Helena Agri-Enterprises Adjuvants Brand Manager Austin Anderson says it is important for growers to be alert to those changes. “When I think about late ’25 and early ’26, we’ve been hit with two main things: the Endangered Species Act and the new dicamba regulations that have been put into place for 2026 and 2027,” said Anderson. “Being able to help growers make sure that they are prepared for these regulations, staying legal, and avoiding extra pressure on your bottom line, like fines that you may run into.” Following litigation, the Environmental Protection Agency has developed strategies to reduce harm to endangered species from pesticides, herbicides, and insecticides. Anderson says that has implications for the spray season. Anderson said the most expensive application is the one that doesn’t work. The use of adjuvants is described as a means of improving weed and disease control. “We’ve always talked about adjuvants specifically around control and drift and making sure you keep the product on target, but with the Endangered Species Act, we’re not only mitigating our actual spray, but we’re also mitigating runoff from those fields.”
