Caitlin Dewey, "This miracle weed killer was supposed to save farms. Instead, it’s devastating them." The Washington Post, 8/29/2017. SUMMARY: Washington Post story reports on ongoing damage from dicamba. Important points in the article include the potential for drift- "According…
Steve Smith, "Deployment of Dicamba-resistant soybeans and what it will mean to canned and frozen food processors and specialty crop growers in the Midwest," Testimony before Congress, Domestic Policy Subcommittee of Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 30, 2010. SUMMARY: Steve Smith, the Director…
Richard H Coupe, Stephen J Kalkhoff, Paul D Capelc, and Caroline Gregoired, "Fate and transport of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid in surface waters of agricultural basins," Pest Management Science, 2012, 68:1, 16-30, DOI: 10.1002/ps.2212. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Glyphosate [N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine] is a herbicide used widely throughout the…
Mahler BJ, Van Metre PC, Burley TE, Loftin KA, Meyer MT, Nowell LH, "Similarities and differences in occurrence and temporal fluctuations in glyphosate and atrazine in small Midwestern streams (USA) during the 2013 growing season," Science of the Total Environment, 2017…
Sonja Begemann and Susan Skiles Luke, July 10, 2017, "Arkansas, Missouri Ban Dicamba," AgWeb. SUMMARY: Effective just after midnight on July 11, Arkansas finalizes a 120-day emergency ban on dicamba sales and use. Missouri also banned dicamba the week before,…
Dan Charles, "Damage From Wayward Weedkiller Keeps Growing," July 6, 2017, NPR. SUMMARY: NPR Morning Edition radio piece reports that dicamba-related complaints in Arkansas are up from 250 at the end of June to 550 by July 6th. Estimates of potential…
Chris Hickey, "Legislative Panel Delays Decision On Arkansas Dicamba Ban," July 6, 2017, NPR. SUMMARY: Reports that the subcommittee of the Arkansas Legislative Council deferred a decision on whether to ban use and sale of dicamba. Governor Asa Hutchinson referred…
Associated Press, "Farm chemical linked to oak damage," July 2, 2017, Quad-City Times, SUMMARY: Reports that almost 1,000 residents of Iowa have contacted the state Department of Natural Resources about damaged leaves on oak trees (photo, right) that looked like insect…
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…