Articles tagged under: dicamba
AAPCO Submits Dicamba Recommendations to EPA
Published September 1, 2018
The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency this week, recommending six items as the EPA decides on dicamba registration. Some of those recommendations include a conditional year-to-year registration, early season cutoff date…Weed Scientists Discuss Dicamba with EPA
Published August 20, 2018
Academic weed scientists had two calls with the Environmental Protection Agency last week to reflect and discuss dicamba use in the 2018 growing season. RRFN’s Carah Hart reports EPA is getting closer to making a decision on dicamba use moving…The Path Forward for Dicamba
Published August 17, 2018
NDSU Extension Pesticide Program Specialist Andrew Thostenson says the Environmental Protection Agency is considering ways to manage drift as part of any future dicamba strategy. Thostenson says something needs to change. "Once EPA makes a decision, we're (North Dakota) going to…Seed Dealers Seeking to Limit Dicamba Application
Published August 17, 2018
Reuters reports two seed dealers, Beck’s Hybrids and Stine Seed, are pushing U.S. environmental regulators to limit spraying of dicamba to the spring season, before crops are planted. This would prevent farmers from using the herbicide on dicamba-resistant soybeans. The…Dicamba Questions Remain
Published August 15, 2018
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says the state dicamba application restrictions weren’t exactly successful. "Last year, we had 165,000-plus acres affected in North Dakota. This year, we're only showing 23,000. Is the 23,000 still unacceptable? I suspect you'd have…ND Still Dealing with Drift Difficulties
Published August 10, 2018
As of last Monday, North Dakota’s potential dicamba complaints are at 44. That’s an increase from the 40 formal complaints from last year. North Dakota State University and University of Minnesota’s Extension Weed Specialist Tom Peters says farmers aren’t out…University of Missouri Releases Updated Dicamba Damage Report
Published July 24, 2018
An University of Missouri report estimates that 1.1 million acres of soybeans have been damaged by off target movement of dicamba in 2018. Last year at this time, 2.5 million acres of soybeans were reported damaged nation-wide. Five hundred thousand…Dicamba Technologies Provide Effective Weed Control
Published July 19, 2018
With this being the second year for the new dicamba formulations, BASF Technical Service Representative Ken Deibert says growers are in a better position with this technology. "The training and education that happened over the winter months was a factor…MN Evaluating 2018 Dicamba Applications
Published July 18, 2018
As of Tuesday, the Minnesota Agriculture Department has 25 potential dicamba drift complaints. Minnesota Department of Agriculture Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Director Josh Stamper says 16 of those complaints have requested investigations and nine of those are survey complaints. That’s…