Pick a state, any state, and chances are the rules for dicamba use there could differ from its neighbors next year.

 

EPA released federal labels for XtendiMax, Engenia and FeXapan on October 31, and already, a patchwork of additional state restrictions is developing.

 

Arkansas is weighing a May 20 cutoff date, with large protective buffers for certain sensitive crops. Indiana and Minnesota have both submitted 24(c) special local needs labels to EPA with proposed June 20 cutoff dates. South Dakota has submitted a 24(c) for a June 30 cutoff date, which North Dakota is also considering, and a handful of other states are considering additional steps such as new record-keeping rules and state-specific training requirements.

 

Whether EPA will approve these state restrictions remains uncertain, however. Recently, the agency has told state regulators that it does not want states to use 24(c) labels to create restrictions beyond federal pesticide labels, because the practice may not be legally sound.

 

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