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Addition of glyphosate to dicamba increases volatility, researchers find

06/19/19 6:15 AM By Steve Davies

University of Tennessee researchers are advising farmers and pesticide applicators to avoid mixing Roundup with dicamba because of the possibility of volatilization.

EPA considering limiting state dicamba restrictions

03/27/19 5:10 AM By Steve Davies

EPA is asking for comments on whether it should continue to allow states to restrict pesticide use based on local conditions — something states have done in the past two years to prevent damage to off-target crops and other plants from dicamba drift.

Dicamba regs weighing down state regulators

03/06/19 6:20 AM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to hear from state pesticide regulators about any issues they experience with use of dicamba in the coming growing season.

State regulators sound off on dicamba labels

12/05/18 6:32 AM By Steve Davies

State pesticide regulators gave EPA an earful on the agency’s new dicamba registration at a meeting this week in Virginia, telling an official involved with the development of new labels for the herbicide they’re still confused about some aspects of the requirements.

States considering further restricting dicamba use for 2019

11/07/18 6:32 AM By Steve Davies

State officials and university weed scientists are combing through EPA documents to get a handle on the agency’s new requirements for application of dicamba during next year’s growing season.

EPA extends dicamba registration for two years

10/31/18 9:57 PM By Steve Davies

Declaring that dicamba "is a valuable pest control tool for America’s farmers,” EPA Acting Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced Wednesday, Oct. 31 the agency was extending by two years the conditional registration for the herbicide to be used "over the top" to control weeds in dicamba-resistant soybeans and cotton.

Dicamba cutoff date urged to address drift damage issues

09/12/18 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

Sentiment is growing for the Environmental Protection Agency to establish some type of cutoff for use of dicamba next year, when the agency makes it decision on whether to allow use of the controversial herbicide in 2019.

As dicamba decision looms, judges hear from EPA, enviros

08/29/18 5:36 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency failed to take into account the risks associated with dicamba before allowing Monsanto's Xtendimax formulation of the herbicide to be used for the 2017 growing season, lawyers for environmental groups and small family farms told a federal appeals court Wednesday.

Bayer CEO defends glyphosate in wake of trial verdict

08/23/18 4:35 PM By Steve Davies

Bayer, which now includes Monsanto, will continue to defend itself from lawsuits alleging that the active ingredient in the herbicide Roundup does not cause cancer, the company’s CEO told financial analysts in a teleconference Thursday.

Opinion: Making the Case for Dicamba

08/06/18 11:05 AM By Tim Burrack

Their names almost make them sound like the villains in an old John Wayne movie: Palmer Amaranth, Tall Waterhemp, and Giant Ragweed.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: U.S. Representative Frank Lucas

This week's Open Mic guest is Congressman Frank Lucas. The Oklahoma 3^rd District representative says covid, global military conflicts and trade have heightened concern surrounding the size of the nation's debt. He believes it is right to question government spending with proper oversight and says the upcoming budget reconciliation process will be the "wildest political rodeo" voters have ever seen. Lucas guided the legislature into approving the 2014 farm bill and wants to see a new bill this year.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 11, 2025: Rep. Newhouse on tariffs, USDA staff reductions

President Donald Trump this week temporarily paused country-specific reciprocal tariffs while those applied to China increased to 125%. We asked Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., how the move could change the U.S.' ag trading relationship with China and his thoughts on staff reductions at the Agriculture Department.

Then, Tim Lust from the National Sorghum Producers and Ken Barbic with Invariant discuss the tariffs, including how long producers can wait for government payments for market loss.

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