Lydia Mulvany and Mario Parker, “Monsanto Shrugs Off Herbicide Concerns With Surprise Profit,” Bloomberg, October 4, 2017. SUMMARY Reports on Monsanto’s rising economic fortunes. Stock prices were up recently 20 cents a share, even though analysts had estimated the company would…
Jackie Pucci, "Missouri Latest State to Set Cut-off Dicamba Date for ’18," CropLife, November 20, 2017. SUMMARY: Reports on the Dicamba ban on Engenia use in Missouri for 2018 after June 10 (some counties) or July 15 (all counties). Adds the…
FERN's Ag Insider, "Missouri limits use of BASF’s dicamba weedkiller," November 16,2017. SUMMARY: The Missouri Agriculture Department announces a partial ban on the use of BASF's Engenia on cotton and soybeans. Engenia applicatiosn will be banned after June 10, 2018 in…
Steve Davies, “No dicamba use after April 15, Arkansas plant board says,” Agri-Pulse, November 8, 2017. SUMMARY: On Wednesday November 7, the Arkansas State Plant Board voted 10-3 to ban dicamba use between April 16-October 31 in 2018. Monsanto was…
Kevin Bradley, “A Final Report on Dicamba-injured Soybean Acres,” University of Missouri, Integrated Pest and Crop Management, October 30, 2017. Final compilation of state by state dicamba damage complaints reveals: 2,708 dicamba related complaints across 25 states Approximately 3.6 million…
Eric Lipton, “Crops in 25 States Damaged by Unintended Drift of Weed Killer,” The New York Times, November 1, 2017. SUMMARY: “Dicamba has damaged more than 3.6 million acres of soybean crops, or about 4 percent of all soybeans planted…
Tom Polansek, "Monsanto, BASF weed killers strain U.S. states with damage complaints," Reuters, November 1, 2017. SUMMARY: Reports on the latest on the 2017 dicamba damage crisis. Major soybean states such as Arkansas, Missouri, and Illinois received roughly 4 years’ worth…
Michael Biesecker, “EPA, herbicide makers agree to new limits for use of dicamba,” Associated Press, October 13, 2017. SUMMARY: The EPA announced its deal with Monsanto, BASF and DuPont to allow dicamba use in 2018 with “tangible changes” that will…
Dan Charles, "A Wayward Weedkiller Divides Farm Communities, Harms Wildlife," NPR, October 7, 2017. SUMMARY: This NPR radio story focuses on the farmer to farmer conflicts engendered by the dicamba drift crisis. Some farmers are eager for the new technology…
Johnathan Hettinger, "Complaints surge about weed killer dicamba’s damage to oak trees," October 9, 2017, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. SUMMARY: Dicamba drift is being blamed for damage to oak trees in Iowa, Illinois, and Tennessee. More than 1,000 complaints were filed…