Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years. Friday, December 27, 2024
Environment News Rural

Growers face looming deadlines to apply dicamba, raising fears of damage

06/15/22 6:52 AM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSOCIATION BASF Bayer dicamba engenia Environmental Protection Agency FIFRA labels Joel DeJong Kent Fountain Kevin Bradley Lee VanWychen Mark Loux National Cotton Council Plains Cotton Growers syngenta tavium weed scientists Xtendimax
Late planting and high temperatures in the Midwest are raising concerns of dicamba damage to non-dicamba-tolerant soybeans and specialty crops as growers struggle to meet state and federal deadlines to apply the volatile herbicide.
Steve davies

Steve Davies
Deputy Managing Editor
(Email)

To view this article, please login. If you are not a current subscriber, you may sign up for a trial or view other subscription options here.