American farmers could be spraying dicamba on their soybean fields next year, if a proposed registration becomes reality.
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Proposed dicamba restrictions please expert
Spray expert says proposed dicamba rule change would ban ‘over the top’ use of the herbicide
Health Canada proposes new restrictions for dicamba on soybeans
Pest Management Regulatory Agency removes the registration to spray dicamba on dicamba tolerant soybeans after the crop starts growing
Health Canada proposes new restrictions for dicamba on soybeans
Pest Management Regulatory Agency removes the registration to spray dicamba on dicamba tolerant soybeans after the crop starts growing
Pest Management Regulatory Agency removes the registration to spray dicamba on dicamba tolerant soybeans after the crop starts growing
Warding off dicamba spray drift
Some experts say dicamba’s drift risk isn’t worth it, while others say it’s a matter of proper management
When it comes to farm weed control, some spraying experts say dicamba’s drift risk isn’t worth it, others say it’s a matter of proper management, smart farmer decisions and chemical product choice.
U.S. OKs existing dicamba supplies
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says farmers can use some existing supplies of herbicides based on the chemical dicamba, despite a recent federal court ruling that halted their use. The decision is a win for farmers who planned to use dicamba products sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta on genetically modified […] Read more
U.S. dicamba ruling will not touch Canada: Bayer
Thousands of American farmers who have already bought the herbicide now in a bind after court bans over-the-top use
WINNIPEG — An Arizona court decision that essentially prohibits American farmers from using dicamba for over-the-top spraying on soybeans and cotton will not stop Canadian growers from using the herbicide this year, says Bayer Crop Science Canada. Earlier this week, a federal court judge “vacated” the U.S. registrations of several dicamba-based herbicides, saying the Environmental […] Read more
U.S. court cancels dicamba approval
CHICAGO, Ill. (Reuters) — A U.S. court has nullified the government’s latest approvals of certain agricultural herbicides sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, fueling uncertainty among farmers who spray the products on soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist them. Environmental activists cheered the court for halting use of the dicamba-based herbicides, which are known […] Read more
How many incidents of dicamba drift?
There were 18 reported cases of dicamba drift in Canada in 2016, based on data from Bayer. By 2019, that number dropped to nine. “The number of known off-target incidences has continued to decline steadily since 2016,” Bayer Canada said in an email. Related story: Dicamba drift not a major problem in Canada “In that […] Read more
Dicamba drift not a major problem in Canada
Dicamba drift may be a controversial issue in the United States, but it hasn’t been a significant problem in Manitoba, says a weed expert in the province. In Manitoba, which has more than one million acres of soybeans, the number of cases of dicamba drift has been minimal. Related story: How many incidents of dicamba […] Read more
