Articles tagged under: dicamba
OIG Report: EPA Mishandled Dicamba Decision
Published May 25, 2021
EPA’s Office of the Inspector General has determined senior agency officials knowingly mishandled the 2018 approval of FeXapan, XtendiMax and Engenia. The OIG report says internal scientific reviews of the new dicamba formulations were blocked. It also claims scientific documents…Trump Administration Regulations Under Review
Published March 25, 2021
EPA Administrator Michael Regan is asking his agency to review Trump Administration policies to determine if politics interfered with science-based decisions. The New York Times is reporting nearly 100 situations where science was allegedly compromised. The 2018 registration of dicamba…Endangered Species Designations Put Dicamba Applicators in Tricky Spot
Published February 1, 2021
New endangered species designations could put dicamba applicators in a tricky situation if they choose to apply the herbicide in certain counties. At issue is EPA’s buffer requirements. "For the counties with endangered species, the new rules for buffers include…EPA Report Highlights Rural America Support in 2020
Published January 15, 2021
The Environmental Protection Agency released a report on Friday outlining the ways the agency helped rural America in the last four years. Replacing the Waters of the United States rule and dicamba registration are included in the report, along with…#9 Story of 2020: What’s Next for Dicamba?
Published December 28, 2020
In June, as Northern Plains farmers began to apply post-emergence herbicides, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA to terminate registrations for Bayer’s XtendiMax, BASF’s Engenia and Corteva Agriscience’s FeXapan herbicides immediately. "All of a sudden to have…Environmental Groups Challenge EPA’s Dicamba Registration
Published December 22, 2020
As expected, environmental groups are challenging the EPA’s decision to re-register three dicamba products. The National Family Farm Coalition, Center for Food Safety and others filed a five-page document in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the…Farmers Have Mixed Feelings on 2021 MN Dicamba Decision
Published December 10, 2020
Minnesota Soybean Growers Association Dicamba Task Force Chairman Bob Worth is hearing mixed feelings from farmers regarding the state dicamba decision, but Worth believes the Minnesota Department of Agriculture had its hands tied. "They couldn't do the 24(c) label, what…MN Ag Department Follows EPA’s Nationwide Dicamba Cutoff for 2021
Published December 8, 2020
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture will follow the EPA’s federal registration and label for dicamba herbicides in the 2021 growing season. This means an application cutoff date of June 30 or the R1 growth stage, whichever comes first. For the…New Parameters for Dicamba Applications
Published November 23, 2020
The re-registration of the new dicamba formulations, including Engenia, is in effect for five years. BASF Midwest Regional Technical Services Manager Dr. Gary Schmitz says adjustments have been made to the label. That includes a national application cut-off date is…