Two Ag Groups File Suit Against EPA Over Dicamba Registration
On November 4, the American Soybean Association (ASA) and Plains Cotton Growers filed a lawsuit against the EPA and its recent registration of over-the-top dicamba products. In the suit is the claim that "some aspects of the registration decision are problematic for growers, who depend on reasonable, consistent access to dicamba for use on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton."
ASA president Bill Gordon, a soybean grower from Worthington, Minn., said in a statement: “Label conditions must include protections to ensure safe, responsible use of products like dicamba, but they also cannot be so burdensome that they won’t work for the farmers who need them. As this re-registration stands, the buffer length and application cutoff date will preclude many growers from using dicamba effectively during weather conditions that cause planting delays and on significant swaths of land that they rely on for cost-effective production.”
On Tuesday, Oct. 27, the EPA announced a five-year approval of Xtendimax VaporGrip Xtra, Engenia and Tavium for over-the-top dicamba application. The new label included these changes from previous labels.
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ASA president Bill Gordon, a soybean grower from Worthington, Minn., said in a statement: “Label conditions must include protections to ensure safe, responsible use of products like dicamba, but they also cannot be so burdensome that they won’t work for the farmers who need them. As this re-registration stands, the buffer length and application cutoff date will preclude many growers from using dicamba effectively during weather conditions that cause planting delays and on significant swaths of land that they rely on for cost-effective production.”
On Tuesday, Oct. 27, the EPA announced a five-year approval of Xtendimax VaporGrip Xtra, Engenia and Tavium for over-the-top dicamba application. The new label included these changes from previous labels.
Click Here to read more.