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U.S. farmers confused by Monsanto’s Xtendimax instructions

Aug. 21, 2017 at 2:18 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — With Monsanto’s latest flagship weed killer, dicamba, banned in Arkansas and under review by U.S. regulators over concerns it can drift in the wind, farmers and weed scientists are also complaining that confusing directions on the label make the product hard to use safely. Dicamba, sold […]

Tennessee restricts dicamba use as problems spread

Jul. 13, 2017 at 8:06 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

U.S. state-level dicamba bans temporary

Jul. 11, 2017 at 3:35 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

Two states ban dicamba after drift complaints

Jul. 8, 2017 at 12:56 am CDT

By Karl Plume

Xtend soybeans expand options, but be dicamba-drift aware

Jul. 7, 2017 at 6:25 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

EPA approves Monsanto’s dicamba weed killer

Nov. 10, 2016 at 4:53 pm CST

U.S. seeds and agrochemicals maker Monsanto Co. has secured approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for a new dicamba-based weed killer designed for its next generation biotech soy and cotton varieties, the company said on Wednesday. While approval had been expected, it is seen as a major step forward […]

By Reuters

U.S. agency seeks proof of criminal use of dicamba

Oct. 26, 2016 at 4:24 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency executed search warrants in parts of southeastern Missouri earlier this month to look for signs of improper use of the herbicide dicamba, the agency said on Tuesday. The searches stemmed from complaints that dicamba, which has only been approved for application […]

By Reuters

Monsanto, DuPont sign supply deal for dicamba

Jul. 7, 2016 at 4:25 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. seed and agrochemical companies Monsanto and DuPont said on Thursday they have signed a multi-year supply agreement for the weed killer dicamba in the U.S. and Canada. Under the deal, whose terms were not disclosed, Monsanto will supply its farm seeds and chemicals rival with […]

By Karl Plume

USDA clears Monsanto, Syngenta corn traits

Mar. 24, 2016 at 1:29 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will no longer regulate a genetically-modified corn developed by Monsanto to resist dicamba herbicide, the agency said on Wednesday. The move by the agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), means it can now be planted without permits or […]

By Reuters

China clears Xtend soybean variety for import

Feb. 7, 2016 at 7:20 pm CST

Reuters — Monsanto said on Feb. 3 it received import approval from China for its new genetically modified Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans and will sell the seeds in the U.S. and Canada for the 2016 growing season. China, the world’s biggest soybean importer, does not allow imports of new […]

By Reuters

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