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Monsanto presses against Arkansas’ dicamba limits

By Tom Polansek September 7, 2017

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 farmers in the state to […] Read more

Crops, Soybeans, Weather

Stressors pile up for Manitoba soybeans

By Allan Dawson September 1, 2017

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 respond differently. Not all plants, […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Reuters, Soybeans, Weather

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

By Karl Plume, Tom Polansek August 21, 2017

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 under different brand names by […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Tennessee restricts dicamba use as problems spread

By Karl Plume July 13, 2017

Chicago | Reuters — Tennessee on Thursday imposed restrictions on the use of dicamba, a flagship pesticide for Monsanto, to become the fourth state to take action as problems spread over damage the herbicide causes to crops not genetically modified to withstand it. Dicamba is sprayed by farmers on crops genetically modified to resist it […] Read more

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U.S. state-level dicamba bans temporary

By Allan Dawson July 11, 2017

A ban on dicamba applications in Missouri could end by the weekend, a state agriculture official said Monday. “The intent was never for this to be a long pause,” Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn told the U.S. farm show Agritalk on Monday, after Missouri became the second state to announce such a ban so far […] Read more

Crops, Reuters

Two states ban dicamba after drift complaints

By Karl Plume July 7, 2017

Reuters — Missouri joined Arkansas on Friday in banning the use and sale of dicamba after a rise in complaints that the herbicide is drifting into neighbouring fields and damaging crops, the states’ agriculture departments said Friday. Dicamba use and complaints about its use have spiked in the past two years in the U.S. More […] Read more

Crops, Machinery & Shop, Soybeans, Weather

Xtend soybeans expand options, but be dicamba-drift aware

By Allan Dawson July 7, 2017

New dicamba- and glyphosate-tolerant soybeans offer more weed control options and are another tool to address herbicide-tolerant weeds, but farmers need to take steps to avoid dicamba drift and spray tank residue, Manitoba officials say. What’s been happening in Arkansas underscores the risk dicamba drift presents. The U.S. state of Arkansas on Friday announced a […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

EPA approves Monsanto’s dicamba weed killer

By Reuters November 10, 2016

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 for the company’s newest herbicide […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

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

By Reuters October 26, 2016

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 on fields before planting season […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Soybeans

Monsanto, DuPont sign supply deal for dicamba

By Karl Plume July 7, 2016

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 the herbicide, which will be […] Read more

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Tag Archives Dicamba — page 2

Monsanto presses against Arkansas’ dicamba limits

Stressors pile up for Manitoba soybeans

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

Tennessee restricts dicamba use as problems spread

U.S. state-level dicamba bans temporary

Two states ban dicamba after drift complaints

Xtend soybeans expand options, but be dicamba-drift aware

EPA approves Monsanto’s dicamba weed killer

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

Monsanto, DuPont sign supply deal for dicamba

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