Articles tagged under: dicamba
Appeals Court Rules on Dicamba Case
Published July 8, 2022
A federal appeals court upheld a $15 million damage award for a Missouri peach farmer whose crops were reportedly damaged by dicamba drift. Bader Farms claimed Bayer and BASF failed to adequately warn farmers about off-target movement of dicamba. The…MN Dicamba Cut-off Date Reminder
Published June 12, 2022
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is reminding farmers about the cutoff dates for the use of dicamba. That date has come and gone south of I-94. The cutoff date north of the interstate is June 30. In addition, the dicamba…Dicamba Application Cutoff Deadlines Coming Up
Published June 10, 2022
For farmers south of I-94, the over-the-top dicamba application cutoff date has passed in Minnesota. Minnesota Soybean’s Drift Task Force Chairman Bob Worth says the Minnesota Ag Department could not extend the application cutoff date because EPA took away the…Environmental Groups Sue EPA Over State Dicamba Registrations
Published June 8, 2022
The Center for Food Safety and three other environmental groups have revised their ongoing dicamba lawsuit against the EPA and Bayer CropScience. The groups are challenging EPA’s amended dicamba registrations for Iowa and Minnesota. In a statement, Center for Food…Bayer Proposes Label Change for XtendiMax
Published May 20, 2022
Bayer has submitted voluntary new label restrictions to EPA for XtendiMax. Additional restrictions are proposed for counties with threatened or endangered species, beginning in 2023. EPA now has until December to consider this proposal. For this year, the agency’s only…MDA Issues 2021 Dicamba Investigation Findings
Published April 21, 2022
As the Minnesota Department of Agriculture investigates cases of possible off-target dicamba movement, label violations are being found. Incidents include incomplete application records, failure to measure wind speed at boom height and application when sensitive plants, crops or residual areas…Minnesota’s Dicamba Rule Gains EPA Approval
Published April 15, 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency approved Minnesota’s state-specific dicamba restrictions. Dicamba products cannot be sprayed after June 30 north of I-94. South of the interstate, the application deadline is June 12. The temperature cutoff for application is 85 degrees.EPA Ordered to Provide More Info on Dicamba
Published March 30, 2022
A federal judge in the District of Arizona is telling EPA to provide more information on the options to deal with the off-target movement of dicamba. This pushes back any decision on dicamba use since the agency has until mid-May…Petersen: Reducing Dicamba Complaints is the Goal
Published March 18, 2022
Minnesota Agriculture Commissioner Thom Petersen is glad to finally have an announcement from the EPA on dicamba. "We are disappointed it took this long, but glad it's done. The biggest concern right now is the trainings, but registrants are working…