Latest News From Dicamba

IFCA makes four suggestions to EPA on future decisions for dicamba

As of July 15, farmers, homeowners and others filed 605 official complaints of suspected dicamba damage with state departments of agriculture. That number reflects soybeans and all other specialty crops.

While some states, such as Missouri, have strict cutoff dates, others rely on label guidelines which stop applications at R2. In many areas, soybeans are at or near R2.

Compared with 2017, this year is resulting in more incidents and cases of off-target movement of dicamba to specialty crops, vegetables, ornamental species and trees.

16% of the plants contained genes stacked for six-way herbicide resistance (2,4-D, atrazine, chlorimuron, fomesafen, glyphosate and mesotrione.)

If the herbicide leads to less habitat for the butterfly its use could be restricted further.

A Pulaski County Circuit Judge today dismissed a lawsuit filed by Monsanto against the Arkansas State Plant Board concerning its decision to ban dicamba in the state between April 16 and Oct. 31.

With nearly half of the soybeans in the U.S. expected to be planted with Roundup Ready 2 Xtend seed, equip your company and sprayer operators with these regulatory changes to avoid off-target damage in 2018.

Monsanto recently added more information to its Xtend website to show farmers and applicators where they can find dicamba training opportunities in preparation for the 2018 season.

Earlier this week, Farm Journal surveyed farmers on whether they intend to plant dicamba-tolerant soybeans in 2018.

The statewide sessions are being organized by the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association.

Earlier this week the Arkansas’s Legislative Council Administrative Rule and Regulations Subcommittee decided proposed rules for dicamba application be held until the State Plant Board revises the rule.

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture announced new restrictions on the use of dicamba herbicide for the 2018 growing season. The restrictions apply to XtendiMax by Monsanto, Engenia by BASF and FeXapan by DuPont.

Retailers are deploying expansive training, restricted sale and use policies and more

Farmers in North Dakota have additional requirements for applying new dicamba formulations.

Minnesota joins Arkansas, Indiana and Missouri in the states placing additional restrictions on dicamba products.

The Missouri Department of Agriculture issued a Special Local Need label for Engenia in what they call “proactive measure to reduce off-target crop injury.”

Awaiting review from the Arkansas Legislature and a signature from the governor, Arkansas’s in-season dicamba ban in steep fine increase is nearly law.

Monsanto Asks for Plant Board Member Removal

Thursday Monsanto petitioned the Arkansas Plant Board to reject the Arkansas Dicamba Task Force’s recommendation to ban spraying dicamba products after April 15. The company says this ban and others passed by the stat