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EPA Responds to OIG Report on Dicamba

Published May 27, 2021

In a statement, an EPA spokesperson said scientific integrity is a priority for the Biden-Harris Administration. The political interference that happened with the 2018 dicamba decision happened despite the best efforts of the EPA’s career scientists and managers that recommended…

What the OIG Report Means for Farmers Planning to Use Dicamba

Published May 26, 2021

The Office of Inspector General says EPA intentionally mishandled the 2018 approval of three dicamba herbicides. NDSU Extension Pesticide Program Specialist Andrew Thostenson has never seen a report like this on pesticide registration. "I'm a bit taken back. I knew…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Articles tagged under: dicamba

EPA Responds to OIG Report on Dicamba

What the OIG Report Means for Farmers Planning to Use Dicamba

OIG Report: EPA Mishandled Dicamba Decision

Trump Administration Regulations Under Review

Endangered Species Designations Put Dicamba Applicators in Tricky Spot

EPA Report Highlights Rural America Support in 2020

#9 Story of 2020: What’s Next for Dicamba?

Environmental Groups Challenge EPA’s Dicamba Registration

Farmers Have Mixed Feelings on 2021 MN Dicamba Decision

MN Ag Department Follows EPA’s Nationwide Dicamba Cutoff for 2021

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