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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

Staging slip leads to corn damage after Dicamba spray
Ontario Weed Tour highlights how timing, cold snaps and late spraying contribute to herbicide damage in corn
The Ontario Weed Tour at the Elora Research Station discussed how plant staging accuracy, timing and weather conditions can significantly impact crop health, yield and limit potential herbicide application injury.

Pesticides under fire in U.S.
Recent court decisions have threatened farmers' abilities to use some herbicides
Pesticides are increasingly under attack in the United States and that is keeping farm leaders awake at night.

Drift: The dreadful ‘D’ word in crop spraying
Herbicide drift can cause crop damage and have other repercussions
Scrutiny of crop spraying continues to increase and off-target movement or drift can affect yield and become an annoyance growers would rather avoid. Why it matters: Understanding how drift can […] Read more

Commodity Classic day one: Farmers concerned about EPA’s herbicide strategy
Farm bill, USDA crop forecasts on American farmers' minds at the Houston farm show
Day one of the 2024 Commodity Classic is in the books and a few interesting themes emerged from the annual gathering of U.S. corn, soybean, wheat and sorghum growers.

US allows farmers to use existing supplies of dicamba weedkillers
An Arizona court decision vacated the EPA's registration of dicamba-based herbicides
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday that farmers can use some existing supplies of herbicides based on the chemical dicamba, despite a federal court ruling last week that halted sprayings.

U.S. dicamba ruling won’t touch Canada: Bayer
Thousands of American farmers who have already bought the herbicide now in a bind after court bans over-the-top use
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.

U.S. court cancels dicamba approval
Glacier FarmMedia- (CHICAGO 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 […] Read more

US court cancels approvals for widely used dicamba weedkillers
EPA violated procedures mandating public input, judge rules
A U.S. court has nullified the government's latest approvals of certain agricultural weedkillers sold by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, fueling uncertainty among farmers who spray the products on soybeans and cotton genetically engineered to resist them.