Articles tagged under: dicamba
SD Won’t Adjust Cutoff Dates for Dicamba Applications
Published January 19, 2022
This past year, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture received well over 100 calls about dicamba, but there were only 23 official complaints. Out of those 23 investigations, there was only one valid drift complaint. State Agriculture Secretary Hunter Roberts…Activist Groups Ask Courts to Expedite Action on Dicamba
Published January 10, 2022
The Center for Food Safety, the Center for Biological Diversity, the National Family Farm Coalition and the Pesticide Action Network have filed a motion in federal court to take action on dicamba. The activist groups want the EPA to vacate…Top Story #9: A Changing Regulatory Environment
Published December 31, 2021
At least three things come to mind looking back at the challenging regulatory environment: the Waters of the United States rule, chlorpyrifos and dicamba. The Environmental Protection Agency is re-defining WOTUS again. Agriculture wants certainty and the EPA wants a…MN Ag Department: Dicamba Data “Misrepresented”
Published December 24, 2021
Minnesota Ag Department’s Director of Pesticide and Fertilizer Management Joshua Stamper says not all of the report information in the EPA dicamba incident report is coming from the states, including the statistic that says Minnesota has 711 dicamba complaints. "We…Concern Voiced by ASA
Published December 24, 2021
The American Soybean Association thinks it’s too soon to tell what will happen with dicamba use in 2022. "There were no actions tied to the EPA's dicamba report and the agency made that abundantly clear," said Kyle Kunkler, director of…Kicking the Can Down the Road
Published December 24, 2021
This past week, the Environmental Protection Agency released reports on off-target dicamba injury, but offered no decision on what will happen with dicamba use in 2022. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring says the EPA kicked the can down the…Clarity Needed on Dicamba Announcement
Published December 22, 2021
In response to EPA’s dicamba announcement, the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association and others are asking for more information. A news release from ASA says it is not clear if off-target dicamba complaints were submitted by multiple sources…EPA Looks Back at 2021 Dicamba Incidents
Published December 21, 2021
Given the new information from the 2021 growing season, the EPA is trying to decide whether over-the-top dicamba applications can be used in a manner that doesn’t put non-target crops, plants or species at risk. According to a press release…MDA Announces State-Specific Dicamba Regs
Published December 13, 2021
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is working with EPA and registrants to set new dicamba application cutoff dates for 2022. Below Interstate 94, there will be a June 12 cutoff date and above that line, there will be a June…