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| Dicamba Herbicide Ban in Arkansas |
Georgia Turf Magazine.........The state earlier this year approved a temporary ban on the herbicide’s
sale and use, and has received nearly 1,000 complaints this year about
dicamba. The panel backed the ban after hearing from 37 people at a
public hearing, and said it’s received more than 29,000 written
comments.
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| Farmers are in questioning about the Dicamba Herbicide Drift |
The Arkansas Plant Board on Wednesday approved prohibiting the use of
dicamba in the state between April 16 and Oct. 31. The ban includes
several exemptions, including for pastures and home use, and now heads
to a legislative panel.
After the weed killer drew complaints from farmers across several states who
say it has drifted onto their crops and caused widespread damage.
Just recent The Trump administration has reached a
deal with three major agribusiness companies for new voluntary labeling
requirements for a controversial herbicide blamed for damaging crops.
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| Dicamba Drift |
The
Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday, Oct. 13, its
agreement with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont regarding the application of
dicamba, which is used to control weeds in fields of genetically
modified cotton and soybeans.
Farmers who don't buy the special
resistant seeds sold by the herbicide makers have complained that
dicamba sprayed on neighboring properties drifts over and harms their
crops, resulting in temporary bans issued last summer by state officials
in Arkansas and Missouri.
"EPA carefully reviewed
the available information and developed tangible changes to be
implemented during the 2018 growing season," the agency said in a media
release. "This is an example of cooperative federalism that leads to
workable national-level solutions."
Under the deal,
dicamba products will be labeled as "restricted use" beginning with the
2018 growing season, requiring additional training and certifications
for workers applying the product to crops. The new rules will also limit
when and how the herbicide can be sprayed, such as time of day and when
maximum winds are blowing below 10 mph. Farmers will be required to
maintain specific records showing their compliance with the new
restrictions.
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