Jack Kaskey and Lydia Mulvany, “Creating a Problem- And a Lucrative Solution,” Bloomberg, September 5, 2016. SUMMARY: Discusses the herbicide treadmill and how it has sparked the development of, and demand for, dicamba-resistant technology. FULL TEXT
Environmental Protection Agency, "COMPLIANCE ADVISORY: High Number of Complaints Related to Alleged Misuse of Dicamba Raises Concerns," August 2016. SUMMARY: EPA and state agencies have received an unusually high number of reports of crop damage that appear related to misuse of herbicides containing…
Benbrook Consulting Services, Use of Dicamba on Crops as Surveyed by the National Agricultural Statistics Services (NASS), 2016. SUMMARY: Table detailing NASS reports of dicamba use (percent of total crop) and application rates. FULL TEXT
Monsanto, "Monsanto, UNL Sign Agreement to Develop Dicamba-Tolerant Crops," Monsanto Press Release, March 23, 2005. SUMMARY: Monsanto press release announcing agreement with University of Nebraska-Lincoln to develop dicamba-resistant crops. FULL TEXT
Monsanto, Monsanto Meeting Whistle Stop Tour - Day 1, Monsanto Official Transcript, August 17, 2016. SUMMARY: Detailed transcript of Monsanto investor meeting in August 2016 where dicamba and glyphosate investments and projections were discussed. FULL TEXT
Jack Kaskey and Lydia Mulvany, "Monsanto Seeds Unleash Unintended Consequences Across U.S. Farms," Bloomberg, September 1, 2016. SUMMARY: Reports on dicamba damage in 2016 after Monsanto allows sales of dicamba-resistant crops even though the EPA had not yet approved the new…
Tom Barber, "Dicamba Drift and Potential Effects on Soybean Yield," AGWatch Network, July 7, 2016. SUMMARY: Tom Barber, an Extension Weed Scientist at the University of Arkansas, posts a chilling overview of what he has observed in soybean fields in…
Mark Behrens, Nedim Mutlu, Sarbani Chakraborty, Razvan Dumitru, Wen Zhi Jiang, "Dicamba Resistance: Enlarging and Preserving Biotechnology-Based Weed Management Strategies," Science, 316, 2007, DOI: 10.1126/science.1141596. ABSTRACT: Abstract: The advent of biotechnology-derived, herbicide-resistant crops has revolutionized farming practices in many countries. Facile, highly effective, environmentally…
Mark Steil, "State investigating Monsanto weed killer after farmers' complaints," MPRnews, July 20, 2017. SUMMARY: Reports on about 2 dozen complaints received by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture about damage from dicamba. The debate continues over what's to blame- farmers…
Bryce Gray, "Class lawsuit takes aim at dicamba producers, accuses Monsanto reps of condoning illegal spraying," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 23, 2017. SUMMARY: This article reports on the class action lawsuit filed July 18th in federal court in Monsanto's home…