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…
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…
Arthur Nelsen, "Monsanto banned from European parliament," The Guardian, September 28, 2017. SUMMARY: Lobbyists affiliated with the company were banned in September 2017 after Monsanto failed to attend a hearing about alleged regulatory interference. The company is under investigation for influencing…
American Soybean Association, " ASA Steps up Urgency in Search for Answers on Dicamba Damage," ASA News Release, September 25, 2017. SUMMARY: This American Soybean Association (ASA) news release addresses dicamba drift damage, now an issue in 21 of the…
Greg Horstmeier, " Dicamba: Arkansas Plant Board Unanimously Sets Mid-April Limit," AgFax, September 22, 2017. SUMMARY: The Arkansas State Plant Board reached a unanimous decision to ban dicamba use in the state from August 16 - October 31, 2018 in…
Tom Polansek, "EPA to allow use of dicamba next year, but with safeguards," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, September 19, 2017. SUMMARY: This story reports on the EPA's decision to allow dicamba use in 2018, although with yet to be determined additional…
Carson Thurman, Preston Lee, Mary Margaret Gay, and John McCants, "Part Two: Dicamba Drift Issues Ensnaring Farmer," Growing Georgia, August 15, 2017. SUMMARY: Summarizes dicamba drift lawsuits thus far. FULL TEXT