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9th Circuit Court Rejects Request for a Rehearing on Dicamba Registration

Published August 18, 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court is the only option left for Bayer, Corteva Agriscience and BASF to overturn the decision to vacate the registration of Xtendimax, FeXapan and Engenia. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a request for a rehearing…

Dicamba Legal Battles Continue

Published July 26, 2020

BASF and Corteva Agriscience recently filed separate petitions asking for a rehearing in the Ninth Circuit Court’s June 3 decision to vacate the registration of their dicamba herbicides. Drake Agricultural Law Center Director Jennifer Zwagerman doesn’t anticipate big changes coming…

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MDA Investigates Drift Complaints

Published July 23, 2020

As of July 20, the Minnesota Agriculture Department received 91 dicamba complaints. There were 21 total complaints in 2019. "It all started the first week of June. It was chaotic both from a legal standpoint with the courts and also,…

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Rehearing Sought in Dicamba Court Case

Published July 21, 2020

BASF and Corteva Agriscience have filed separate petitions, seeking a rehearing in the court decision to vacate the registration of their dicamba herbicides. In the original decision, three judges determined the EPA did not conduct a proper environmental review of…

Bayer Settles Lawsuits

Published June 25, 2020

Bayer will pay up to $10.9 billion to settle most of the lawsuits over the use of Roundup herbicide. Plaintiffs claimed their cancer was linked to glyphosate, something Bayer still disputes. With this settlement, 95,000 cases are wrapped up. Another…

MDA Denies Extension Request for Dicamba Application

Published June 22, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture has denied a request from the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association for a 10-day extension to the June 20 dicamba application cutoff date. Early last week, Executive Director Joe Smentek submitted the request, but on Friday,…

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Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Responds to Emergency Motion

Published June 20, 2020

North Dakota and South Dakota farmers can continue to use existing stocks of FeXapan, XtendiMax and Engenia dicamba herbicides in the 2020 spray season. On Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied a plaintiff’s emergency motion to stop dicamba…

ASA President Responds to Dicamba Litigation

Published June 18, 2020

American Soybean Association President and Worthington, Minnesota farmer Bill Gordon got most of his dicamba applied before the June 20 cutoff, but others weren't as lucky. "The weather and court ruling has definitely been frustrating and adding stress to farmers."…

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Ag Coalition Responds to Dicamba Ruling

Published June 17, 2020

A coalition of national grower trade associations including the American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association and others are getting involved in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ dicamba case. On Tuesday, the coalition filed an amicus brief, otherwise known…

Bayer Stops Construction of LA Dicamba Plant

Published June 17, 2020

Bayer is abandoning plans to build a $1 billion dicamba plant in Louisiana. The production of the XtendiMax herbicide will continue at a different plant in Iowa. Bayer officials said this decision is unrelated to the latest court decision vacating…

Articles tagged under: dicamba

9th Circuit Court Rejects Request for a Rehearing on Dicamba Registration

Dicamba Legal Battles Continue

MDA Investigates Drift Complaints

Rehearing Sought in Dicamba Court Case

Bayer Settles Lawsuits

MDA Denies Extension Request for Dicamba Application

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Responds to Emergency Motion

ASA President Responds to Dicamba Litigation

Ag Coalition Responds to Dicamba Ruling

Bayer Stops Construction of LA Dicamba Plant

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