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
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
