Illinois Shows Dramatic Decline in Dicamba Reports
Heading into 2020, Jean Payne, president of Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association (IFCA), says it was a priority for her members to emphasize pesticide stewardship.
“In 2019, we ended up being the state that led all states in a record number of dicamba complaints. So going into 2020, we had it on the forefront of our to-do list to get that number of complaints down.”
As of mid-July, there have been 70 dicamba related complaints in Illinois in 2020. Last year there were 700.
“And I think we can predict we’ll end up with less than 100 complaints this year,” Payne says.
She is particularly proud of how the professional applicators stood by their stewardship amid the uncertainty after the June 3 court case in the 9th circuit court of appeals which vacated the federal labels for three of the over the top dicamba products.
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“In 2019, we ended up being the state that led all states in a record number of dicamba complaints. So going into 2020, we had it on the forefront of our to-do list to get that number of complaints down.”
As of mid-July, there have been 70 dicamba related complaints in Illinois in 2020. Last year there were 700.
“And I think we can predict we’ll end up with less than 100 complaints this year,” Payne says.
She is particularly proud of how the professional applicators stood by their stewardship amid the uncertainty after the June 3 court case in the 9th circuit court of appeals which vacated the federal labels for three of the over the top dicamba products.
Click Here to read more.