Stephen Steed, "Governor approves dicamba prohibition in Arkansas," Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette, SUMMARY: Reports that on June 31, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson submitted a letter that approved the Arkansas Plant Board's proposed 120-emergency ban on dicamba sale and use in…
Chris Bennett, "Arkansas Dicamba Ban Passes, Heads to Governor's Desk," June 26, 2017, AgPro. SUMMARY: Report on the vote of the Arkansas plant board on June 23 for a 120-day emergency ban on dicamba use after 242 complaints of damage…
Chris Bennett, "Dicamba Drift Reports Rise in Tenessee," June 26, 2017, Ag Web. SUMMARY: Reports that as of June 26, Tennesse Department of Agriculture has open investigations on 27 dicamba drift complaints, compared to only 3 in the same time…
Dan Charles, "Arkansas Tries To Stop An Epidemic Of Herbicide Damage," June 23, 2017, NPR. SUMMARY: NPR story focusing on the farmer-vs-farmer conflicts arising in Arkansas due to dicamba damage. By press date, 242 complaints had been received by state…
Stephen Steed, "Dicamba decision looms for governor; limit herbicide’s use, Arkansas panel urges," December 18, 2016, Arkansas Online. SUMMARY: The governor of Arkansas Asa Hutchinson is pondering whether to accept recommendations by the state Plant Board to limit dicamba use in the…
Sonia Soloneski, Celeste Ruiz de Arcaute, and Marcelo L. Larramendy, "Genotoxic effect of a binary mixture of dicamba and glyphosate-based commercial herbicide formulations on Rhinella arenarum (Hensel, 1867) (Anura, Bufonidae) late-stage larvae," Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016, 23:17, DOI: 10.1007/S11356-016-6992-7.…
Weselak M, Arbuckle TE, Wigle DT, Walker MC, Krewski D, "Pre- and post-conception pesticide exposure and the risk of birth defects in an Ontario farm population.," Reproductive Toxicology, 2008, 25:4, DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.05.060. ABSTRACT: The use of pesticides has enhanced the health…