Chris Bennett (Bennett, 2017c), "Dicamba Lawsuits Mounting," AgPro, September 14, 2017. SUMMARY: Reports that farmers in over 10 states are now involved in dicamba lawsuits, and "dicamba-related litigation has only just begun." The core of the cases is that the…
Ty Vaughn for Monsanto, "Historic Testing of Our Dicamba Formulation, XtendiMax® with VaporGrip® Technology," Monsanto website, August 24, 2017. SUMMARY: In response to criticism that volatility was not adequately studied, the this statement reviews Monsanto's belief that they conducted extensive…
ClassAction, "Morgan & Morgan Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Farmers Impacted by Dicamba," PR Newswire, September 11, 2017. SUMMARY: The firm Morgan and Morgan filed a lawsuit on September 10th against Monsanto, BASF, and DuPont - the major producers of…
Tom Polansek, "Monsanto fights to sell Arkansas farmers herbicide linked to crop damage," Reuters, September 7, 2017. SUMMARY: Monsanto has formally petitioned the state of Arkansas to reject the proposed ban on dicamba spraying after April 15. The task force…
Tom Polansek and Emily Flitter, "EPA eyes limits for agricultural chemical linked to crop damage," Reuters, September 5, 2017. SUMMARY: More details on proposed EPA regulatory action ahead of 2018 growing season to address dicamba damage crisis. EPA is considering…
Chuck Abbott, "Dicamba is ‘tremendous success,’ says Monsanto; EPA mulls rule change," FERN's AG Insider, August 31, 2017. SUMMARY: Monsanto claims they will have enough dicamba-resistant seed available for half the U.S. soybean acreage, and chief technology officer Robb Fraley…
Steve Smith, "RE: Citizen's Petition to Classify Pesticides with the Active Ingredient Dicamba as Restricted Use," Save Our Crops Coalition Petition to the EPA, May 24, 2016. SUMMARY: Non-target plant damage associated with herbicide spray drift and volatilization is a…
Center for Food Safety, "Summary of Center for Food Safety’s Science Comments to EPA on Monsanto’s Request to Register Dicamba Herbicide for Use on Monsanto’s Dicamba-Resistant MON 87708 Soybean," September 21, 2012. SUMMARY: In brief, the introduction of MON 87708 would trigger a…
Steve Smith, Comment of the Save Our Crops Coalition, RE: Notice of Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities; Pesticide Products; Receipt of Applications to Register New Uses, Docket Nos. EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0841-0001, EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0215-0002,…
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…