Insights and Stories on Dicamba

Monsanto loses bid to stop Arkansas’ dicamba ban

Feb. 16, 2018 at 6:48 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — An Arkansas judge on Friday dismissed a Monsanto lawsuit aiming to stop Arkansas from blocking the use of a herbicide the company makes, dealing a blow to its attempts to increase sales of genetically engineered seeds. Monsanto, which is being acquired by Bayer, filed the lawsuit […]

Arkansas restricts dicamba for 2018

Jan. 22, 2018 at 12:51 am CST

By Tom Polansek

Minnesota joins U.S. states limiting dicamba

Dec. 13, 2017 at 9:25 am CST

By Tom Polansek

Monsanto, BASF herbicides strain states with damage complaints

Nov. 1, 2017 at 2:27 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Dicamba label sufficient, Health Canada says

Oct. 19, 2017 at 5:28 pm CDT

By John Greig

U.S. EPA gives dicamba ‘restricted use’ label for 2018

Oct. 13, 2017 at 12:27 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency unveiled new restrictions on Friday on the use of dicamba herbicide, which has caused widespread crop damage in the U.S. Midwest for the past two years. The EPA said in a statement that certain formulations of the substance will be […]

By Emily Flitter

Several U.S. scientists to skip Monsanto’s dicamba summit

Sep. 26, 2017 at 6:43 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto invited dozens of weed scientists to a summit this week to win backing for a controversial herbicide but many have declined, threatening the company’s efforts to convince regulators the product is safe to use. Monsanto faces a barrage of lawsuits over its dicamba herbicide and […]

By Tom Polansek

U.S. EPA aims to allow dicamba use, with safeguards

Sep. 19, 2017 at 7:04 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to allow farmers to spray the controversial herbicide dicamba next year, but with additional rules for its use, an official with the agency said on Tuesday. Reuben Baris, acting chief of the herbicide branch of the EPA’s Office of […]

By Tom Polansek

Monsanto presses against Arkansas’ dicamba limits

Sep. 7, 2017 at 6:54 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Monsanto Co. pushed Arkansas authorities on Thursday to reject a proposed April 15 cutoff date next year for sprayings of the agricultural herbicide dicamba, which has been linked to crop damage across the U.S. farm belt. The company further said that Arkansas’ plant board should allow […]

By Tom Polansek

Stressors pile up for Manitoba soybeans

Sep. 1, 2017 at 7:51 pm CDT

Damaged patches of soybeans around Manitoba this year could be due to a combination of stresses, says Manitoba Agriculture plant pathologist Holly Derksen. “It’s a tricky year for diagnosing these problems,” Derksen said Wednesday during the Crop Talk Westman webinar. “When multiple stressors are present often the soybean plants may […]

By Allan Dawson

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