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
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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
